clean-cut

[ kleen-kuht ]

/ ˈklinˈkʌt /

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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.

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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

How to use clean-cut in a sentence

With Charlie Hebdo, “you really have a clean case here,” Shearer said.
Harry Shearer on The Dangerous Business of Satire|Lloyd Grove|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In this cockamamie get-rich scheme, would they all issue an apology if he cut a check?
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
Will Chris Christie Regret His Cowboy Hug?|Matt Lewis|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Millions of dollars in renovation later the building is gorgeous—Clean, well-kept, organized.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

My understanding was that according to most Christian beliefs, being trans or gay was a sin, cut and dry.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If the "Y" Beach lot press their advantage they may cut off the enemy troops on the toe of the Peninsula.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
At the reserve bank they may borrow as a standing right and not as a favor which may be cut off.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
It occurred to him then, for the first time, that a third resource was open—he might cut the rope, and let the kite go free!
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
My thought was to keep pushing in troops from "W" Beach until the enemy had fallen back to save themselves from being cut off.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for clean-cut

clean-cut

adjective

clearly outlined; neatclean-cut lines of a ship

definitea clean-cut decision in boxing

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clean-cut

Origin of clean-cut

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