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View synonyms for clear-cut

clear-cut

[ kleer-kuht kleer-kuht ]

adjective

  1. formed with or having clearly defined outlines:

    a face with clear-cut features.

    Synonyms: definite, positive, precise, crisp, chiseled

  2. unambiguously clear; completely evident; definite:

    His sale of secrets was a clear-cut example of treachery.

  3. of or relating to a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting.


noun

  1. a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting.

verb (used with object)

, clear-cut, clear-cut·ting.
  1. to fell all the trees in (a section of forest) for harvesting.

clear-cut

adjective

  1. definite; not vague

    a clear-cut proposal

  2. clearly outlined
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr another term for clear-fell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • clear-cutness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clear-cut1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

Their problems were at the other end of the pitch, where they kept getting into good positions but were unable to create any clear-cut chances.

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But as in several other states with similar laws, such exceptions are not clear-cut.

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The couple waited over two years for a payment under the scheme, despite the clear-cut nature of the case.

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What it means to be "evangelical" or "mainline" is not always clear-cut in practice.

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A specialist in international arbitration and maritime disputes, he adds: “I’m afraid international law does not have clear-cut answers.”

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