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finished

American  
[fin-isht] / ˈfɪn ɪʃt /

adjective

  1. ended or completed.

  2. completed or perfected in all details, as a product.

    to pack and ship finished items.

  3. polished to the highest degree of excellence.

    a dazzling and finished piece of writing.

  4. highly skilled or accomplished.

    a finished violinist.

  5. condemned, doomed, or in the process of extinction.

    The aristocracy was finished after the revolution.

  6. (of livestock) fattened and ready for market.

finished British  
/ ˈfɪnɪʃt /

adjective

  1. perfected

  2. (predicative) at the end of a task, activity, etc

    they were finished by four

  3. (predicative) without further hope of success or continuation

    she was finished as a prima ballerina
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Other Word Forms

  • half-finished adjective
  • well-finished adjective

Etymology

Origin of finished

First recorded in 1575–85; finish + -ed 2

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