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Definition of Clean-cut

1. Adjective. Neat and smart in appearance. "A trim beard"

2. Adjective. Clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible. "A clear-cut pattern"

Definition of Clean-cut

1. Adjective. Having a neat, smart appearance ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clean-cut

claymores claypan claypans clays claystone claystones claytonia claytonias claytronic claytronics

clayware claywares cleading cleadings clean-cut (current term) clean-handed clean-limbed clean-living clean-shaven clean-timbered

clean-up clean and jerk clean as a hound's tooth clean as a whistle clean bill of health clean bomb clean bowl clean bowled clean bowling

Literary usage of Clean-cut

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"With the mica screen clean cut dark bands .2 cm. broad and .7 cm. apart, cover an area of a square foot. If В is the projecting and A the projected grating ..."

2. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"... stomachs—A poet-pugilist —clean-cut, cold, gentle, dry—A respectable female atheist—The tragedy of the red ants—Voluptuous struggles—A psalm of praise. ..."

3. The Value of Money by Benjamin McAlester Anderson (1917)
"In JSMill, a clean-cut notion first appears. The doctrine that price is determined by a ratio between effectual demand (ie, the wish to possess combined ..."

4. The Architects' and Builders' Pocket-book: A Handbook for Architects by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"5 in, size 8 by ю ft, edges and top bush-hammered, per square foot face-measure te.75 Flagstone, 4 in, size s by 5 ft, select stock, edges clean-cut, ..."

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