English adjective: clear-cut | |||
1. | clear-cut clearly or sharply defined to the mind | ||
Samples | Clear-cut evidence of tampering. Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest. Trenchant distinctions between right and wrong. | ||
Synonyms | distinct, trenchant | ||
Similar | clear | ||
Antonyms | unclear | ||
2. | clear-cut having had all the trees removed at one time | ||
Samples | Clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion. | ||
Similar | cleared | ||
Antonyms | uncleared | ||
3. | clear-cut clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible | ||
Samples | As 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. | ||
Synonyms | clean-cut, clear | ||
Similar | distinct | ||
Antonyms | indistinct | ||
English verb: clear-cut | |||
1. | clear-cut (change) remove all the trees at one time | ||
Samples | Clear-cut an acre of forest. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clear | ||