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Definition of Clear-cut

1. Adjective. Clearly or sharply defined to the mind. "Trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

2. Verb. Remove all the trees at one time. "Clear-cut an acre of forest"

3. Adjective. Having had all the trees removed at one time. "Clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion"

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

Definition of Clear-cut

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of clear cut) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clear-cut

cleansingly cleansings cleanskin cleanskins cleantech cleanup cleanup hitter cleanup hitters cleanup position cleanup spot

cleanups clear clear'd clear(p) clear-air turbulence clear-cut (current term) clear-eyed clear-headed clear-headedness clear-out

clear-outs clear-sighted clear-thinking clear and convincing evidence clear and present danger clear as a bell clear as crystal clear as mud clear away clear cell

Literary usage of Clear-cut

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

1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1876 The clear-cut, emphatic chant which makes a truth doubly telling in ... (NED) 1910 What is exhibited on a national scale and in a clear-cut way in this ..."

2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"At first its clear-cut silhouette stood forth against the sky, unutterably grand, while darkness shrouded its giant form. So overwhelming appeared its ..."

3. Bulletin of the National Research Council by National Research Council (U.S.) (1921)
"Begun in 1911 on 60 acres cut experimentally in seven strips representing (i) very heavy and (2) moderate thinning; (3) clear cut 200 and (4) 300 feet wide; ..."

4. The Strathmore Quality Deckle Edge Book Papers: Strathmore Japan, Old ...by Mittineague Paper Company by Mittineague Paper Company (1906)
"The similarity of the two sides of the sheet is particularly noticeable in this weight also and the type impression clear cut and •harp. ..."

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