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

Example Sentences

“The best investors in the world all operate with very clean-cut, black-and-white rules with respect to managing risk.”

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Usually, we get preachiness or something clean-cut and easy to discern.

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Warner, who was best known for his portrayal of clean-cut Theodore Huxtable, drowned while swimming in the Caribbean off Costa Rica.

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She shared the video of Warner, best known for his portrayal of clean-cut Theodore Huxtable, a week after he drowned while swimming in the Caribbean off Costa Rica.

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It had a habit of poking at power with the good-natured grin of a clean-cut, handsome host.

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