clean-cut
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3.8
- adjective
- /ˈklinˌkʌt/
- His clean-cut appearance made him look professional at the interview.
- clean-cut man
- clean-cut kid
- clean-cut guy
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Examples
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You're young; you're clean-cut; you're from a prominent family.
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- You look kind of clean-cut.
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Just a nice clean cut and it looks pretty healthy.
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I imagine like a clean cut polo shirt.
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Miller is a clean-cut man in his thirties.
Fiction book (2002) -
Nice clean-cut young fellow.
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Four clean-cut young men watch a pair of aging strippers gyrate on stage.
Fiction book (1999) -
Cut back to a tight shot of the door as it opens and a very clean-cut, preppy, stockbroker type enters.
Fiction book (1998) -
They took him 'cause he's a clean-cut, all-American boy.
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Kenny looked so clean-cut over there, khakis cuffed just above the scoop of his shoes.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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1.0
Clean and tidy with things in order
56
1.0
Having things in order with no mess
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3.7
Having a neat, stylish appearance from careful grooming
25
3.0
Neat and slim in shape or style
23
3.0
Neat and clean in appearance because someone cares for it
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6.2
Neat and stylish in the way a man dresses
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4.1
Neatly trimmed and kept to look perfect, like a lawn or nails
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3.5
Neat and tidy in appearance with clean clothes and neat hair
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4.6
Neat and attractive, often dressed or decorated for a special occasion
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9.2
A person or thing that looks neat and smart
Antonyms
How Neat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Clean-cut comes from the two simple words clean ('free from dirt or mess') and cut ('neatly shaped'), like a tidy haircut or a well-cut suit. So, a clean-cut person looks neat, smart and well groomed.