1
[ adjective ] clearly or sharply defined to the mind

Synonyms

trenchant distinct

Examples

"clear-cut evidence of tampering" "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest" "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

Used in print

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

Bake and Shirl_Winter , on separate telephones , could not reach him at any conceivable location in Los_Angeles , nor could they secure any clear-cut information regarding his efforts .

Related terms

clear

2
[ adjective ] having had all the trees removed at one time

Examples

"clear-cut hillsides subject to erosion"

Related terms

cleared

3
[ adjective ] clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible

Synonyms

clear clean-cut

Examples

"as clear as a whistle" "clear footprints in the snow" "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather" "a spire clean-cut against the sky" "a clear-cut pattern"

Related terms

distinct

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