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broom-clean

adj

Etymology

From broom + clean.

  1. derived from *gel-✻ — “to gleam”
  2. derived from *glēy-✻ — “gleaming”
  3. inherited from *klainī✻ — “shining, fine, splendid, tender”
  4. inherited from clǣne — “clean, pure”
  5. inherited from clene
  6. compounded as broom-clean — “broom + clean”

Definitions

  1. Of a room, empty of personal property and swept clean of debris, though not necessarily…

    Of a room, empty of personal property and swept clean of debris, though not necessarily professionally cleaned. Typically used in contracts to describe the expected vacated condition of a property upon moving out, despite having no unambiguous definition.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA