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- Dictionaryclear-cut/ˌklɪəˈkʌt/
adjective
- 1. sharply defined; easy to perceive or understand: "we now had a clear-cut objective"
- 2. (of an area) from which every tree has been cut down and removed: "clear-cut forests are unappealing for recreation"
verb
- 1. cut down and remove every tree from (an area): "colonizers clear-cut large jungle tracts"
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The meaning of CLEAR-CUT is sharply outlined : distinct. How to use clear-cut in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˌklɪəˈkʌt / us / ˌklɪrˈkʌt / Add to word list. clear or obvious without needing any proof: She has clear-cut evidence that the company cheated her. Opposites. indistinct. unclear. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Certainty. (as) clear as day idiom. (as) sure as eggs is eggs idiom. and that's flat! idiom.
adjective. 1. formed with or having clearly defined outlines. a face with clear-cut features. 2. unambiguously clear; completely evident; definite. His sale of secrets was a clear-cut example of treachery. 3. of or pertaining to a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting.
adj. 1. Distinctly and sharply defined or outlined: "The tall houses cast long clear-cut shadows westward" (J.R.R. Tolkien). 2. Not ambiguous; clear and obvious: clear-cut evidence of wrongdoing. See Synonyms at apparent. 3. Having been logged by clear-cutting. v. clear-cut, clear-cut·ting, clear-cuts. v.tr.
formed with or having clearly defined outlines: a face with clear-cut features. Synonyms: definite, positive, precise, crisp, chiseled. unambiguously clear; completely evident; definite: His sale of secrets was a clear-cut example of treachery.
adjective. us / ˌklɪrˈkʌt / uk / ˌklɪəˈkʌt / Add to word list. clear or obvious without needing any proof: She has clear-cut evidence that the company cheated her. Opposites. indistinct. unclear. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Certainty. (as) clear as day idiom. (as) sure as eggs is eggs idiom. and that's flat! idiom.
adjective. uk / ˌklɪəˈkʌt / us. Add to word list. very certain or obvious: The issue is not very clear-cut. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn words you need to communicate with confidence. (Definition of clear-cut from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definitions of clear-cut. adjective. clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible. synonyms: clean-cut, clear. distinct. easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined. adjective. clearly or sharply defined to the mind. “ clear-cut evidence of tampering”.
clear-cut meaning, definition, what is clear-cut: easy to understand or be certain about: Learn more.
Clearly and sharply outlined. Distinct; definite; not doubtful; unambiguous. Having been logged by clear-cutting. Having all of its trees cut down. To remove all of the trees in (a tract of timber) at one time. A tract of timberland that has been clear-cut.
