Thesaurus / clear-cut
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The cropped grass shone clear as emerald, and all the garden showed clear-cut and solid and stable in its propriety and order.
THE CREATORSMAY SINCLAIRHonoria Pryse crossed the room in her quick, delicate way; her shrewd, clear-cut face was slightly flushed.
THE RAKE'S PROGRESSMARJORIE BOWENMany of the young dancers were remarkably pretty, all possessing the clear-cut features of their race.
MICHAEL STROGOFFJULES VERNEShe was a very beautiful woman of about thirty, with a small head and a clear-cut grave face.
THE ROMANCE OF HIS LIFEMARY CHOLMONDELEYStephen was not a prig and she recognized the justice of his arguments, but he was rather hard and his views were too clear-cut.
THE GIRL FROM KELLER'SHAROLD BINDLOSSImplicit in Aristotle and throughout classical literary criticism there is a clear-cut distinction between poetic and rhetoric.
RHETORIC AND POETRY IN THE RENAISSANCEDONALD LEMEN CLARKThe bruises of his trip were evident upon the clear-cut features.
THE GHOST BREAKERCHARLES GODDARDHe was a man of powerful frame, and strong, fine physionomy; with a mind as virile as the former, and as clear-cut as the latter.
UNVEILING A PARALLELALICE ILGENFRITZ JONES AND ELLA MARCHANTNancy felt happy tears welling into her eyes, and Della Rocca's clear-cut, down-curving profile wavered before her gaze.
THE DEVOURERSANNIE VIVANTI CHARTRESJack had received a clear cut almost across the forehead, from which the blood was still oozing.
A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURESG. A. HENTYWORDS RELATED TO CLEAR-CUT
- apparent
- articulate
- artless
- candid
- clear-cut
- direct
- distinct
- distinguishable
- easily seen
- easy
- evident
- explicit
- forthright
- frank
- guileless
- honest
- ingenuous
- manifest
- open
- patent
- perspicuous
- plain
- plain-spoken
- recognizable
- self-explanatory
- sincere
- straight
- straightforward
- unambiguous
- undisguised
- unequivocal
- unmistakable
- unsophisticated
- visible
- acerbic
- acid
- acidulous
- acute
- astringent
- biting
- caustic
- clear
- clear-cut
- crisp
- critical
- crushing
- cutting
- distinct
- driving
- dynamic
- effective
- effectual
- emphatic
- energetic
- explicit
- forceful
- forcible
- graphic
- hurtful
- impressive
- incisive
- intense
- keen
- mordant
- penetrating
- piquant
- pointed
- potent
- powerful
- pungent
- razor-sharp
- salient
- salty
- sardonic
- sententious
- severe
- sharp
- significant
- strong
- tart
- to the point
- unequivocal
- unsparing
- vigorous
- weighty
- well-defined
- absolute
- apparent
- categorical
- certain
- clear
- clear-cut
- decided
- decisive
- direct
- distinct
- downright
- evident
- explicit
- flat out
- incontestable
- incontrovertible
- indisputable
- indubitable
- manifest
- no catch
- no fine print
- no holds barred
- no ifs ands or buts
- no strings attached
- obvious
- open and shut
- palpable
- patent
- plain
- straight
- straight out
- straightforward
- unambiguous
- uncontestable
- undeniable
- undisputable
- univocal
- unmistakable
- unquestionable
- arrant
- austere
- clear-cut
- complete
- consummate
- damned
- downright
- gross
- intense
- oppressive
- out-and-out
- outright
- perfect
- persistent
- rank
- relentless
- rigid
- severe
- sheer
- simple
- straight-out
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- unabated
- unabridged
- unadulterated
- unalleviated
- unbending
- unbroken
- undiluted
- unmixed
- unqualified
- unrelieved
- utter
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