clean-cut

[ kleen-kuht ]

adjective

1. having distinct, regular shape:

   a face with clean-cut features.

2. clearly outlined.
3. neat and wholesome:

   a polite, clean-cut young man.

4. unambiguously clear; unmistakable; clear-cut:

   The case against him is a clean-cut one.

clean-cut

adjective

1. clearly outlined; neat

   clean-cut lines of a ship

2. definite

   a clean-cut decision in boxing

Word History and Origins

Origin of clean-cut¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Related Words

• chiseled