Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Clearly and sharply defined or outlined.
- adjective Neat and trim in appearance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Clear-cut; well-shaped; definite; precise: as, a clean-cut mouth; a clean-cut statement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective See
clear-cut .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having a
neat ,smart appearance
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective neat and smart in appearance
- adjective clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
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Examples
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In early casting calls for the role, Carlson is described as a clean-cut, smart and crafty cop who comes off more white collar than blue collar.
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They are a clean-cut, happy-looking couple in their fifties who are decidedly less buttoned-down than the other professionals in the group.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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We are already being forgotten, said Matsumura, a leathery but clean-cut man with the sturdy build of a farmer.
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By the mid-60s two distinct clans clashed on bank holidays: the clean-cut mods in their fish-tail parkas, who listened to R 'n' B and the Who on their scooters and the rougher rockers on their motorbikes.
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Everything is clean-cut and glossy; the lipstick and eye-shadow sparkling.
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We are already being forgotten, said Matsumura, a leathery but clean-cut man with the sturdy build of a farmer.
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I was still thinking about that the next day, when news came of the horrific slaughter in Norway and the gradual disclosures that the author was not an bearded Arab terrorist, but a blond,clean-cut White, convinced that he was a soldier in the War of Civilizations, defending the Christian west against the threat of Islam.
Barry Lando: Mounting Anti-Semitism in Europe Barry Lando 2011
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Like the ideal victim in the rougher sort of slasher flick, the Motion Picture Production Code was clean-cut, gradually gutted and took a while to die.
When the Silver Screen Went Red Andrew Stuttaford 2011
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I was still thinking about that the next day, when news came of the horrific slaughter in Norway and the gradual disclosures that the author was not an bearded Arab terrorist, but a blond,clean-cut White, convinced that he was a soldier in the War of Civilizations, defending the Christian west against the threat of Islam.
Barry Lando: Mounting Anti-Semitism in Europe Barry Lando 2011
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What's more, the clean-cut, well-spoken, 40-year-old LeMieux could serve as an effective surrogate for Crist on the campaign trail.
Senator LeMieux 2009
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