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Meaning of 'clear-cut' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Clear-cut [ a.]
- Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo.
- Concisely and distinctly expressed.

Meaning of 'clear-cut' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . clear-cut [ v]
Meaning (1):
- remove all the trees at one time
Example in sentence:
  • clear-cut an acre of forest
2 . clear-cut [ s]
Meaning (2):
- clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
Example in sentence:
  • a clear-cut pattern;
  • a spire clean-cut against the sky;
  • as clear as a whistle;
  • clear footprints in the snow;
  • the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather
Meaning (3):
- clearly or sharply defined to the mind
Example in sentence:
  • Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest;
  • clear-cut evidence of tampering;
  • trenchant distinctions between right and wrong
Meaning (4):
- having had all the trees removed at one time
Example in sentence:
  • clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion

Nearby Words:

cleading clean clean-cut clean-limbed clean-timbered cleaned cleaner cleaning cleanlily cleanliness

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