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[ kleer-kuht for 1, 2; kleer-kuht for 3-5 ] / ˈklɪərˈkʌt for 1, 2; ˈklɪərˌkʌt for 3-5 / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clear-cut ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveformed with or having clearly defined outlines: a face with clear-cut features. unambiguously clear; completely evident; definite: His sale of secrets was a clear-cut example of treachery. of or relating to a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting. nouna section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting. verb (used with object), clear-cut, clear-cut·ting.to fell all the trees in (a section of forest) for harvesting. Also clear cut, clear·cut (for defs. 3-5) . Origin of clear-cutFirst recorded in 1850–55 SYNONYMS FOR clear-cut1 chiseled, crisp, precise, positive, definite. SEE SYNONYMS FOR clear-cut ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM clear-cutclear-cutness, nounWords nearby clear-cutclear cell, clear channel, Clearchus, clear-coating, clearcole, clear-cut, clear-eye, clear-eyed, clear-fell, Clearfield, clearheaded Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clear-cutThis 2-0 was a clear-cut win, a sharp slice through a loaf, no ambiguity, no crumbs. Chile Ends Spain’s World Cup Reign|Tunku Varadarajan|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Today, in the name of progress, we have faceless interstate highways, clear-cut logging, and industrial farming. Rackstraw Downes’s Art and Essays Are Two Sides of the Same Genius|Bill Morris|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST But for those with complicated financial situations, or even complicated family dynamics, things are not so clear-cut. Are You Legally Responsible for Your Elderly Parents?|Keli Goff|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The polls say more people will blame the Republicans, but they aren't as clear-cut as they ought to be. Obama's 5 pm Statement|Michael Tomasky|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Whatever happens, a clear-cut winner in Syria might well try to rally the divided country by confronting the Zionist enemy. Kerry: Sending a Message to Whom?|Bernard Avishai|August 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST His face was clear-cut and bronzed by tropic sun and ocean winds. The Code of the Mountains|Charles Neville Buck Her life had been passed in a world of which the words of the Psalmist, though uttered in haste, are a clear-cut description. The Garden Of Allah|Robert Hichens But Secotan, although his hair was gray, had still the clear-cut face with its arched nose and heavy brows of a younger man. The Windy Hill|Cornelia Meigs Ahead, clear-cut and blue in the rainwashed atmosphere, a stretch of the New South Wales coast. From Chart House to Bush Hut|Charles W. L. Bryde The division between the two races, thank God, is not quite so clear-cut as it used to be. Liberalism and the Social Problem|Winston Spencer Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for clear-cut
adjective (clear cut when postpositive)definite; not vaguea clear-cut proposal clearly outlined verb(tr) another term for clear-fell Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to clear-cutunambiguous, precise, definitive, straightforward, categorical, unequivocal, explicit, specific, pronounced, obvious, well-defined, plain, express, decided, assured, distinct, evident, indubitable, lucid, undisputed |