clear cut

English

Alternative forms

• clear-cut
• clearcut

Adjective

clear cut (comparative more clear cut, superlative most clear cut)

1. (idiomatic) straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.

   It looks like a simple enough problem, but the answer might not be as clear cut as you suppose.

2. (forestry) having had all trees cut.

Synonyms

(clear, obvious):

• cut and dried
• open-and-shut
• res ipsa loquitur

Translations

straightforward

• Catalan: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 明確 (cmn), 明确 (cmn) (míngquè), 清晰 (cmn) (qīngxī)

• Finnish: selvä (fi), selkeä (fi), selväpiirteinen (fi)
• Russian: чёткий (ru) (čótkij), отчётливый (ru) (otčótlivyj), ясно очерченный (jásno očérčennyj)

trees removed

• Finnish: paljaaksihakattu (fi)

Verb

Wikipedia

clear cut

1. to remove all trees or vegetation from an area