clear-cut

Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: distincttrenchantclearclean-cut

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. remove all the trees at one time“clear-cut an acre of forest”

Adjective (3)

  1. clearly or sharply defined to the mind“clear-cut evidence of tampering”“Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest”“trenchant distinctions between right and wrong”Synonyms: distincttrenchant
  2. having had all the trees removed at one time“clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion”
  3. clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible“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: clearclean-cut
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Clear-cut \Clear"-cut`\, v. t. To cut (a region of forest) clear of all trees. It is a method used for efficiently logging a portion of forest, but often has undesirable effects on the environment. [PJC]
Clear-cut \Clear"-cut`\, a.

1.Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo. [1913 Webster]

She has . . . a cold and clear-cut face.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]

2.Concisely and distinctly expressed. [1913 Webster]

3.Distinct and unambiguous; unquestionable; as, a clear-cut advantage. [1913 Webster]

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