cut-and-dried

(kŭt′n-drīd′) also cut-and-dry (-drī′)adj.1. Prepared and arranged in advance; settled.2. Ordinary; routine: cut-and-dried dialogue.

cut′-and-dried′

or cut′-and-dry′,

adj. 1. prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion. 2. lacking in originality or spontaneity; routine. [1700–10]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.cut-and-dried - according to ordinary expectationscut-and-dryordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

cut-and-dried

adjectiveBeing of no special quality or type:average, common, commonplace, formulaic, garden, garden-variety, indifferent, mediocre, ordinary, plain, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable.

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cut-and-dried

Synonyms for cut-and-dried

adj being of no special quality or type

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average
common
commonplace
formulaic
garden
garden-variety
indifferent
mediocre
ordinary
plain
routine
run-of-the-mill
standard
stock
undistinguished
unexceptional
unremarkable

cut-and-dried

cut-and-dried

cut′-and-dried′

or cut′-and-dry′,

cut-and-dried

cut-and-dried

Synonyms for cut-and-dried

adj being of no special quality or type

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Synonyms for cut-and-dried

adj according to ordinary expectations

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