clean-cut
adjective
1
: cut so that the surface or edge is smooth and even
2
: sharply defined
3
: of wholesome appearance
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This is still a bit of clean-cut Ron Howard Land — there’s a prostitute played by Shelley Long, for crying out loud — but there’s a little more grit under the fingernails, a willingness for Howard, perhaps inspired by his time with Corman, to get his hands dirty.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The clip opens with a pretty-in-pink Joel, clean-cut but stuck in a rut with her husband, who is played by the singer’s real-life fiancé Ryan Gleason.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Introduced as a clean-cut priest with a longtime crush on Dee, Matthew Mara (Sunny writer David Hornsby) has since seen his life repeatedly ruined by the gang, from being lured out of the clergy by Dee and humiliated in their exploitative dance contest to getting dragged into their criminal antics.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Neutral tones add to Field of Study’s clean-cut aesthetic.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The clip opens with a pretty-in-pink Joel, clean-cut but stuck in a rut with her husband, who is played by the singer’s real-life fiancé Ryan Gleason.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Introduced as a clean-cut priest with a longtime crush on Dee, Matthew Mara (Sunny writer David Hornsby) has since seen his life repeatedly ruined by the gang, from being lured out of the clergy by Dee and humiliated in their exploitative dance contest to getting dragged into their criminal antics.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Neutral tones add to Field of Study’s clean-cut aesthetic.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for clean-cut
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“Clean-cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean-cut. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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