clean-cut

[kleen-kuht]

adjective

1. having distinct, regular shape.

   a face with clean-cut features.

2. clearly outlined.

3. neat and wholesome.

   a polite, clean-cut young man.

4. unambiguously clear; unmistakable; clear-cut.

   The case against him is a clean-cut one.

clean-cut

adjective

1. clearly outlined; neat

   clean-cut lines of a ship

2. definite

   a clean-cut decision in boxing

Word History and Origins

Origin of clean-cut¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Related Words

• chiseled