prepared

[ pri-paird ]
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adjective
  1. properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.

  2. (of food) processed by the manufacturer or seller, by cooking, cleaning, or the like, so as to be ready to serve or use with little or no further preparation.

Origin of prepared

1
First recorded in 1520–30; prepare + -ed2

Other words from prepared

  • pre·par·ed·ly [pri-pair-id-lee, -paird-lee], /prɪˈpɛər ɪd li, -ˈpɛərd li/, adverb
  • self-pre·pared, adjective
  • su·per·pre·pared, adjective
  • un·pre·pared, adjective
  • un·pre·par·ed·ly, adverb
  • well-pre·pared, adjective

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