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clean-cut

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clean-cut (klnkt)
adj.
1. Clearly and sharply defined or outlined.
2. Neat and trim in appearance.

clean-cut
adj
1. clearly outlined; neat clean-cut lines of a ship
2. definite a clean-cut decision in boxing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.clean-cut - neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard"
tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
2.clean-cut - clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "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"
distinct - easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"

clean-cut
adjective neat, trim, tidy, chiselled He was handsome in a clean-cut, English way.
Translations
clean-cut [ˈkliːnˈkʌt] ADJ
1. (= clearly outlined) → claro, bien definido; [outline] → nĂ­tido
2. [person] → de buen parecer; (= smart) → de aspecto elegante
clean-cut [ˈkliːnˈkʌt] adj (line, shape) → netto/a, nitido/a; (man) → curato/a; (situation) → ben definito/a, chiaro/a
clean-cut [ˈkliːnˈkʌt] adj (line, shape) → netto/a, nitido/a; (man) → curato/a; (situation) → ben definito/a, chiaro/a


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Her finely chiseled, clean-cut face, with something red Indian about the firm mouth and strongly marked cheek bones, showed even at that distance traces of the friction of the passing years.
Cameron, a handsome man with white hair and clean-cut features.
He was a tall, smooth-faced man of about thirty, clean-cut, straight, and strong, and weather-tanned to the hue of a desert Arab.
 
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