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clear-cut

clear-cut

Adjective

This term evokes the image of a sharp blade slicing through a material, leaving a precise and unmistakable edge. When applied to arguments or evidence, it suggests a total absence of ambiguity, where the truth is obvious and requires no further interpretation. It is frequently used in legal or professional contexts to describe a situation that is indisputable.

In a physical or environmental sense, the word shifts from abstract certainty to literal removal or visual sharpness. It describes the stark contrast of a silhouette or the industrial reality of deforestation. Because it functions as a compound adjective, it maintains a consistent sense of precision across its various meanings.

Meanings

Adjectiveclear-cut

Easy to perceive or understand; definite and leaving no room for doubt.

The evidence provided a clear-cut case of fraud.

Adjectiveclear-cut

Having sharp, well-defined edges or outlines.

The mountain range had a clear-cut silhouette against the evening sky.

Adjectiveclear-cut

Referring to an area of land where all the trees have been removed.

The developers purchased a clear-cut plot of land for the new housing complex.

Examples

The evidence against the suspect is clear-cut.

The evidence against the suspect is clear-cut.

Detective

There is no clear-cut answer to this problem.

There is no clear-cut answer to this problem.

We need a clear-cut strategy to increase our market share.

We need a clear-cut strategy to increase our market share.

Business

I wish the rules were more clear-cut.

I wish the rules were more clear-cut.

Office

The mountain peak had a clear-cut silhouette against the sky.

The mountain peak had a clear-cut silhouette against the sky.

The artist used clear-cut lines to define the figure.

The artist used clear-cut lines to define the figure.

The valley was a clear-cut wasteland after the logging spree.

The valley was a clear-cut wasteland after the logging spree.

History

They are planning a clear-cut operation to make room for the new road.

They are planning a clear-cut operation to make room for the new road.

Is there a clear-cut distinction between these two species?

Is there a clear-cut distinction between these two species?

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