(someone) is clean-cut

A "clean-cut" person looks very normal. They wear clean clothes that look nice and in-style, but also traditional. Their hair is neatly cut. "Clean-cut" men have their facial hair shaved or carefully trimmed.

The type of people who look this way are also associated with certain personality traits. For example, you expect a person with a clean-cut look to be ambitious and honest.

People usually use "clean-cut" to describe young men

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