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Definition of "clean-shaven" [clean-shaven]

  • Having the beard or hair shaved off. (adjective)
  • Having recently shaved. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "clean-shaven" in a sentence
  • "He was described as clean-shaven, according to the university's website."
  • ""I am a clean-shaven capitalist," Coons replies, which gets a laugh despite his repeating an old line."
  • "Nevertheless, he was clean-shaven, his hair was cut and his ears were clean."