Clean
Clean adjective - Free from dirt or stain.
Straightforward and clean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straightforward" instead an adjective "Clean".
Straightforward
Straightforward adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Usage example: the distinction between the two types of offenses is pretty straightforward
Clean and straightforward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clean" instead an adjective "Straightforward".
Nearby Words: straightforwardly, straightforwardness
Related pairs
Both words in one sentence
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Justified in Vorkosigan Saga with the use of the Uterine Replicator, which makes childbirth about as clean and straightforward as it's possible to be, although—as mentioned at one point—it does raise the rather embarrassing danger of a mother being late to her own child's birth.
Source: Clean Pretty Childbirth -
Most notable are Elegy compared to Thousand Lakes (from Death Metal to a more progressive direction, with a new clean vocalist), and Eclipse compared to Far From The Sun (from progressive rock to a more straightforward Heavy Metal, with a change of vocalist).
Source: Music / Amorphis -
Break the Cutie Clean Pretty Childbirth: The birth of Tomoe is a very simple and straightforward thing that six-year-old Gen can help with, and (oddly enough for this film) there's no indication that a mess was ever made.
Source: Manga / Barefoot Gen
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