sharp-cut

[ shahrp-kuht ]

adjective

1. cut so as to have a sharp edge:

   a tool with a sharp-cut blade.

2. distinctly outlined; clearly defined.

Example Sentences

If not, stop him and try again, giving him a sharp cut with your whip just behind the right shoulder.

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His keen eyes, his sharp-cut beard, a sort of sly unconcern marked him a legitimate summer exploration.

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A sharp cut of the whip on the shoulders of each showed that the driver had observed them talking.

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My own feeling was of unmixed wonder as I gazed at a calm profile above me, sharp-cut against the moon.

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She noticed how little flesh there was on the finely modelled cheeks, how sharp cut was the bridge of the nose.

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Related Words

• categorical
• definitive
• explicit
• obvious
• precise
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• unambiguous
• unequivocal
• well-defined