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Definition of "squeaky-clean" [squeaky-clean]

  • Informal Perfectly clean: squeaky-clean hair. (adjective)
  • Informal Free from moral fault or taint; untarnished and virtuous: "Despite its squeaky-clean image, [the agency] suffered waste and inefficiency” ( William D. Marbach). (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "squeaky-clean" in a sentence
  • "Even when it is by proven liar Landis against squeaky-clean Armstrong."
  • "“To have these characters who are squeaky-clean facing this very real thing is exciting.”"
  • "The humans have cars too, but they're much less squeaky-clean."
Words like "squeaky-clean"
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clean-looking
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