clean-cut
- adjective
- /ˈklinˌkʌt/
- His clean-cut appearance made him look professional at the interview.
- clean-cut man
- clean-cut kid
- clean-cut guy
Let's say if, if I'm playing a, a clean cut businessman, I'd like to change my essence.
- Let's say if, if I'm playing a, a clean cut businessman, I'd like to change my essence.
- M So you you had to just look like a a normal clean cut human being.
- So you have that contrast between the messy, spiky, edgy hair and the clean cut and it just looks really, really cool.
- Let's say if if I'm playing a, a clean cut businessman and I'll have to change my essence.
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
Clean and tidy with things in order
Having things in order with no mess
Having a neat, stylish appearance from careful grooming
Neat and stylish in the way a man dresses
Neat and tidy in appearance with clean clothes and neat hair
Neat and slim in shape or style
Neat and attractive, often dressed or decorated for a special occasion
Neatly trimmed and kept to look perfect, like a lawn or nails
A person or thing that looks neat and smart
Neat and clean in appearance because someone cares for it
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.