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What does cut and dried mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word cut and dried? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. simple, straightforward, clear, or certain
  2. decided, set, settled, not open to change
  3. (obsolete) lacking freshness or spontaneity
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I would have thought it would be pretty cut and dried when one biffs a senior citizen down the stairs.
The separation between programmes according to the age of the beneficiaries is far from cut and dried.
The process has been entirely legitimate and there is nothing certainly cut and dried about the application.
Dr. John Dunne: I'm saying if things were more cut and dried, if you did not allow for individual differences, there would be less to litigate.
But in practice, the issue isn't so cut and dried, because while lawyers have a duty to the court, it's not their job to convict their client.
The committee is satisfied that the matter is not cut and dried, and that meaningful consultation is taking place.

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