clean-cut

[ kleen-kuht ]

/ ˈklinˈkʌt /

having distinct, regular shape: a face with clean-cut features.

clearly outlined.

neat and wholesome: a polite, clean-cut young man.

unambiguously clear; unmistakable; clear-cut: The case against him is a clean-cut one.

Origin of clean-cut

First recorded in 1835–45

But there is a middle way from clean-cut hunkdom to looking like a militia leader who might boil a hitchhiker alive.

Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point |Tim Teeman |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There was a smattering of clean-cut sensation seekers and a few actual Hindus as well.

Patted Down by India’s Hugging Saint |Daniel Genis |July 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There were intermediates too—like at Stella McCartney, where a sweater dress stiffly jutted from a clean-cut ensemble.

Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, Marc Jacobs: Big Hips on the Runway |Misty White Sidell |March 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
They also seem to take special pleasure in needling the clean-cut, well-starched Romney camp.

Huntsman Girls Go Viral |McKay Coppins |October 28, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Constantino Diaz-Duran on how they emerged so clean-cut after two months underground.

Why Don't the Miners Have Beards? |Constantino Diaz-Duran |October 13, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
His blue eyes sparkled and flashed, his clean-cut mobile features were an index to his slightest shades of feeling and expression.

Adventure |Jack London
She saw the lean muscles tighten along his clean-cut cheek, saw the keen eyes grow wistful, then steady themselves for her answer.

Athalie |Robert W. Chambers
Margery, with her clean-cut beauty, appealed to him in a very special sense.

The Transgression of Andrew Vane |Guy Wetmore Carryl
Now, however, it is useless to wait longer for a "clear and clean-cut" situation.

Lord Milner's Work in South Africa |W. Basil Worsfold
It was Loo Barebone, and the clean-cut, royal features seemed to wear a reflective smile.

The Last Hope |Henry Seton Merriman

clean-cut

clearly outlined; neat clean-cut lines of a ship

definite a clean-cut decision in boxing