crystal-clear

[ kris-tl-kleer ]

adjective

1. absolutely clear; transparent; lucid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crystal-clear¹

First recorded in 1510–20

Example Sentences

Some of the video was crystal clear, but in other footage the figures were just fuzzy shadows in black and white.

From The Daily Beast

Hers is a particular brand of essay: writing at its most crystal clear, subject matter at its most slippery and interesting.

From The Daily Beast

Television has gone high tech with big screens, crystal-clear pictures, and concert-hall audio.

From The Daily Beast

It was crystal clear at the time that of all the issues of the campaign, he mishandled Benghazi the worst.

From The Daily Beast

Ham was crystal clear in his presentation: science is not relevant to origins and must be largely rejected.

From The Daily Beast

It runs crystal-clear between silvery sallows under a moist, mild sky.

From Project Gutenberg

But now the end could be seen, crystal clear, the end of his people and a ghastly grave.

From Project Gutenberg

Look, Guta!A crystal clear, and carven on the reverseThe blessed rood.

From Project Gutenberg

We put them in the crystal-clear Men-chu river, hoping that some kindly goose-mamma would take to them.

From Project Gutenberg

They are fed by the melting snowfields, and therefore, in contrast to the glacier brooks, are crystal clear.

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