CLEAN-CUT


Meaning of CLEAN-CUT in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.