Antonyms for clean-cut


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kleen-kuht
Phonetic Transcription : ˈklinˈkʌt


Definition of clean-cut

Origin :
  • "precise," 1829 (of turf), from clean (adv.) + past participle of cut (v.).
  • adj neat, clearly outlined
Example sentences :
  • Men were crowding about Grim, clean-cut, determined-looking Earthmen.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • Trained for the fight of his life from muzzle to clean-cut hoofs.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • He was clean-cut, dark-skinned and red-haired, and walked with a swinging gait.
  • Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson
  • He was an older man, with a grave mouth and a clean-cut jowl.
  • Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane
  • We will not repeat it, save to say that it was as crisp, clean-cut, and pointed as his chin.
  • Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
  • The Jew had his racial respect for keenness and clean-cut ability.
  • Extract from : « The Winning Clue » by James Hay, Jr.
  • A clean-cut chin was covered with several weeks' growth of beard.
  • Extract from : « The Mask » by Arthur Hornblow
  • The sense of clean-cut aim to his life was like balm and tonic to the boy's nerves.
  • Extract from : « Still Jim » by Honor Willsie Morrow
  • Then a clean-cut idea stabbed him like a stiletto: was this Vanessa or Iole?
  • Extract from : « Iole » by Robert W. Chambers
  • His features were clean-cut, bronzed, and lean—with the sinewy leanness of health.
  • Extract from : « The Gold Girl » by James B. Hendryx

Synonyms for clean-cut

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