ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
1. : having a clean and distinct outline as if evenly and precisely cut along the border : seen in high relief as if chiseled, sculptured, or shaped in a mold
the skyline stands out clean-cut — G.R.Stewart
he had clean-cut features and piercing eyes
the clean-cut youthful figure leaning over her friend — Ellen Glasgow
2.
a. : accomplished or attained through precision so as to give clear demarcation or distinctness of effect or result
the habit of clean-cut articulation
b. : explicit and unmistakable in intent and distinct in detail
the difficulties that have beset investigators in getting clean-cut answers — J.B.Conant
c. : narrowly limiting or limited in range : quite definite
his responsibility in the matter is clean-cut
3. : presented concisely and vividly by avoidance of vagueness, oversubtlety, or diverting embellishment and a minimum of shading and transition
detectives have made a clean-cut case
one of the cleanest-cut of all his stories
4. : wholesome and uncontaminated : wholly up to standard in sterling qualities
a clean-cut and well-bred young man