Clear-cut

adj

adj ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    remove all the trees at one time wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of clear cut. alt-of, alternative

    "The most striking passage of the poem is the descant on nobility, which occupies nine out of the twenty-nine stanzas. Some of the lines in this have all the incisiveness of the clearest-cut aphorism."

Adjective
  1. 1
    clearly or sharply defined to the mind wordnet
  2. 2
    clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible wordnet
  3. 3
    having had all the trees removed at one time wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
assuredbitingcategoricalchiseledclean cutclean-cut

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"He was wonderfully good-looking, with his crisp brown hair, his clear-cut profile, and his grey eyes."

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