Usually means: Prearranged, clear, and definitively settled.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word cut-and-dried:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. cut-and-dried: Merriam-Webster
  2. cut-and-dried: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. cut-and-dried, cut-and-dried: Collins English Dictionary
  4. cut-and-dried: Vocabulary.com
  5. cut-and-dried: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. cut-and-dried: Dictionary.com
  7. cut-and-dried: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  8. cut-and-dried: Rhymezone
  9. cut-and-dried: MyWord.info
  10. cut-and-dried: FreeDictionary.org
  11. cut-and-dried: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. cut-and-dried: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. cut-and-dried: Wiktionary

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  1. cut-and-dried: Idioms

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▸ adjective:  Alternative spelling of cut and dried [Simple, straightforward, clear, or certain.]

Similar:
clear cut, deterministic, simplification, cut off, reductionist, conciseness, cuttable, cut down, cutline, cookie cutter, more...

Types:
straightforward, uncomplicated, black-and-white, simple, clear-cut, more...

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Similar:
clear cut, deterministic, simplification, cut off, reductionist, conciseness, cuttable, cut down, cutline, cookie cutter, more...

Types:
straightforward, uncomplicated, black-and-white, simple, clear-cut, more...



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