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clear-cut
[ kleer-kuht kleer-kuht ]
adjective
- formed with or having clearly defined outlines:
a face with clear-cut features.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- unambiguously clear; completely evident; definite:
His sale of secrets was a clear-cut example of treachery.
- of or relating to a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting.
noun
- a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting.
verb (used with object)
- to fell all the trees in (a section of forest) for harvesting.
clear-cut
adjective
- definite; not vague
a clear-cut proposal
- clearly outlined
verb
- tr another term for clear-fell
Other Word Forms
- -ܳn noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of clear-cut1
Example Sentences
Aside from that clear-cut selection, the rest of the first round remains anyone’s guess.
The ending shouldn’t be spoiled, but even at its finale, “Eric LaRue” refuses to provide clear-cut clues on how to feel about this mother or her boy.
To begin with, although it’s generally accepted that high tariffs are bad for the economy and thus for stocks, Trump’s tariff policies are seldom clear-cut.
A third successive shootout followed on the south coast, with little to separate Brighton and Forest following a drab game which lacked many clear-cut chances.
With Moose, there was no clear-cut answer about his fate — at least not yet.
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