CUT-AND-DRIED


Meaning of CUT-AND-DRIED in English

/kut"n druyd"/ , adj.

1. prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.

2. lacking in originality or spontaneity; routine; boring: a lecture that was cut-and-dried.

Also, cut-and-dry .

[ 1700-10 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .