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[ kleen -kuht ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈklinˈkʌt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective having distinct, regular shape: a face with clean-cut features.
clearly outlined.
neat and wholesome: a polite, clean-cut young man.
unambiguously clear; unmistakable; clear-cut: The case against him is a clean-cut one.
Origin of clean-cut First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby clean-cut cleanability, clean and jerk, clean as a whistle, clean bill of health, clean breast, clean-cut , clean eating, clean energy, cleaner, clean food, clean-handed
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Example sentences from the Web for clean-cut But there is a middle way from clean-cut hunkdom to looking like a militia leader who might boil a hitchhiker alive.
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There was a smattering of clean-cut sensation seekers and a few actual Hindus as well.
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There were intermediates too—like at Stella McCartney, where a sweater dress stiffly jutted from a clean-cut ensemble.
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They also seem to take special pleasure in needling the clean-cut , well-starched Romney camp.
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Constantino Diaz-Duran on how they emerged so clean-cut after two months underground.
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His blue eyes sparkled and flashed, his clean-cut mobile features were an index to his slightest shades of feeling and expression.
She saw the lean muscles tighten along his clean-cut cheek, saw the keen eyes grow wistful, then steady themselves for her answer.
Athalie | Robert W. Chambers
Margery, with her clean-cut beauty, appealed to him in a very special sense.
The Transgression of Andrew Vane | Guy Wetmore Carryl
Now, however, it is useless to wait longer for a "clear and clean-cut " situation.
Lord Milner's Work in South Africa | W. Basil Worsfold
It was Loo Barebone, and the clean-cut , royal features seemed to wear a reflective smile.
The Last Hope | Henry Seton Merriman
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British Dictionary definitions for clean-cut adjective clearly outlined; neat clean-cut lines of a ship
definite a clean-cut decision in boxing
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Words related to clean-cut chiseled, categorical, clear, definite, definitive, explicit, express, sharp, specific, unambiguous, well-defined, etched