clean-cut

adjective

Definition of clean-cutnext
1
as in uncomplicated

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2
as in flourishing

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Recent Examples of clean-cut The garments are typically clean-cut and come in oversized silhouettes. — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025 Bournemouth were portrayed as a fairytale; a small club from a genteel resort town on England’s south coast who climbed through the divisions playing their football in a tippy-tappy way, led by their youthful, clean-cut manager. — George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025 The shorts have a polished, clean-cut design that’s perfect for all your Instagram-worthy travel photos. — Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025 This includes Icon Shapewear, which has briefs, mid-thigh shorts and bodysuits designed with zone no-slip compression and clean-cut edges that show off the body, finished with the iconic Calvin Klein logo waistband. — Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clean-cut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clean-cut
  1. uncomplicated
  2. flourishing
  3. tidy
  4. vigorous
  5. clear-cut
  6. thriving
  7. simple
  8. lively
Adjective
  • The uncomplicated, attractive dining room is functional, and serves its purpose.
    — Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Her most recent album, 143, is a bouncy, brain-dead paean to pleasure and uncomplicated empowerment.
    — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Definition of uncomplicated
Adjective
  • Indeed, this is a moment when all those who care about the contributions that U.S. universities in partnership with the federal government have made to a competitive and flourishing American society to speak out.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The brand is approaching its first birthday and seems to be growing and flourishing, selling not just clothing but shoes and other golf accessories.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of flourishing
Adjective
  • This aversion to water can also be justified by their love of a tidy coat, which water can easily dishevel.
    — Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Some residences under $5 million embody a level of splendor that defies tidy definitions.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Definition of tidy
Adjective
  • One study showed that a maximum reduction in mortality could result from 150 to 300 minutes per week of vigorous activity, 300 to 600 minutes per week of moderate physical activity, or a combination of these.2 2.
    — Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Advocates of vigorous government oversight look upon the concept of federal preemption as a tool of deregulation.
    — Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Definition of vigorous
Adjective
  • More significantly, the vengeful felon-in-chief has sent a clear-cut message: Oppose his heedless, plainly unconstitutional actions in court — one of the only avenues left to fight Trump’s creeping authoritarianism — and there will be a dear price to pay.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Yet the Supreme Court’s decision was not clear-cut.
    — Mike Lillis, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Definition of clear-cut
Adjective
  • No materials from the first season’s version of Jackson, which was built in Canmore, Alberta, were retained when production moved to British Columbia for season two, so Macauley and his team had to construct a thriving Jackson from scratch before production started in February 2024.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
  • These issues require immediate, thoughtful leadership to ensure a fair and thriving future for all Fort Worthians.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Definition of thriving
Adjective
  • Will people be more open and accept that a simple, inexpensive date isn’t the sign of low effort but rather a reflection of the economy none of us asked for?
    — Myisha Battle, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The simplest way, Studholme suggests, is to use one group of neutrals or a tone on tone graduation of the same color, such as Pigeon, Blue Gray, Muzzle and Cromarty from Farrow & Ball, for example.
    — Ariel Okin, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of simple
Adjective
  • Panelists had been carefully chosen and the moderators ensured lively debates took place.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • To introduce persimmon in a balanced way, Bassford recommends incorporating the color into decorative touches like wallpaper, upholstery, or bedding for a lively yet harmonious effect.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of lively

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