1. clear-cut

remove all the trees at one time

Example Sentences:
'clear-cut an acre of forest'

2. clear-cut, distinct, trenchant

clearly or sharply defined to the mind

Example Sentences:
'clear-cut evidence of tampering'
'Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest'
'trenchant distinctions between right and wrong'

• distinct
• trenchant

3. clear-cut

having had all the trees removed at one time

Example Sentences:
'clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion'

4. clean-cut, clear, clear-cut

clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible

Example Sentences:
'as clear as a whistle'
'clear footprints in the snow'
'the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather'
'a spire clean-cut against the sky'
'a clear-cut pattern'

• clean-cut
• clear