cut-and-dried
adjective
variants
or less commonly cut-and-dry
: being or done according to a plan, set procedure, or formula : routine
a cut-and-dried presentation
Examples of cut-and-dried in a Sentence
a cut-and-dried session of the convention just to get required business out of the way
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But many physicists are not convinced by this cut-and-dried distinction.
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Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Center is obviously the Nuggets’ most cut-and-dry position, especially after the acquisition of Valanciunas.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
None of these things are true in the cut-and-dry sense, but the message has clearly instilled some fear of gel formulas on the internet.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Sep. 2025
And matters of faith, of course, are never quite so cut-and-dried.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for cut-and-dried
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“Cut-and-dried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut-and-dried. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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