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English adjective: clear-cut

1. clear-cut clearly or sharply defined to the mind


SamplesClear-cut evidence of tampering.
Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest.
Trenchant distinctions between right and wrong.


Synonymsdistinct, trenchant


Similarclear


Antonymsunclear

2. clear-cut having had all the trees removed at one time


SamplesClear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion.


Similarcleared


Antonymsuncleared

3. clear-cut clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible


SamplesAs 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.


Synonymsclean-cut, clear


Similardistinct


Antonymsindistinct


English verb: clear-cut

1. clear-cut (change) remove all the trees at one time


SamplesClear-cut an acre of forest.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)clear









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