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    clear-cut
    /ˌklirˈkət/

    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 who clear-cut large jungle tracts"

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  2. The meaning of CLEAR-CUT is sharply outlined : distinct. How to use clear-cut in a sentence.

  3. adjective. us / ˈklɪərˈkʌt / Add to word list. not having any characteristics that would cause doubt or uncertainty: It was a clear-cut case of fraud. (Definition of clear-cut from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of clear-cut.

  4. 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.

  5. adjective. us / ˈklɪərˈkʌt / Add to word list. not having any characteristics that would cause doubt or uncertainty: It was a clear-cut case of fraud. (Definition of clear-cut from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of clear-cut.

  6. 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.

  7. 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”.

  8. Definition of clear-cut adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. Definition of clear-cut – Learner’s Dictionary. clear-cut. 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.

  10. CLEAR–CUT meaning: very obvious and sharp free from doubt or uncertainty very definite.

  11. 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.