finished

[ fin-isht ]

/ ˈfɪn ɪʃt /

adjective

ended or completed.

completed or perfected in all details, as a product: to pack and ship finished items.

polished to the highest degree of excellence: a dazzling and finished piece of writing.

highly skilled or accomplished: a finished violinist.

condemned, doomed, or in the process of extinction: The aristocracy was finished after the revolution.

(of livestock) fattened and ready for market.

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In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.

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adverb, conjunction

adjective, conjunction

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Origin of finished

First recorded in 1575–85; finish + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM finished

half-fin·ished, adjectivewell-fin·ished, adjective

Words nearby finished

fining, finis, finis coronat opus, finish, finish line, finished, finisher, finisher card, finishing, finishing nail, finishing school

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Example sentences from the Web for half-finished

But even with an excursion to the ancient quarries, for a look at half-finished obelisks, for once I had not enough to do.
It Happened in Egypt|C. N. Williamson
She had risen and was mechanically looking through some half-finished sketches in a portfolio.
The Law Inevitable|Louis Couperus
Sheltered by darkness, its mud ruts and half-finished buildings were softened by the gloom.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin|Al Avery
Harry laid down the half-finished paddles and grinned at Frank.
The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound|Harold Bindloss

They all stood around on the sloppy floor of the clay room as she undid the moist wrappings of her half-finished head.
Miss Pat at School|Pemberton Ginther

British Dictionary definitions for half-finished (1 of 2)

half-finished

adjective

only partially completeda half-finished jigsaw puzzle

British Dictionary definitions for half-finished (2 of 2)

finished

/ (ˈfɪnɪʃt) /

adjective

perfected

(predicative) at the end of a task, activity, etcthey were finished by four

(predicative) without further hope of success or continuationshe was finished as a prima ballerina

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