finished
[ fin-isht ]
/ ˈfɪn ɪʃt /
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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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Nearby words
- fining,
- finis,
- finis coronat opus,
- finish,
- finish line,
- finisher,
- finisher card,
- finishing,
- finishing nail,
- finishing school
Origin of finished
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for half-finished
half-finished
adjective
only partially completeda half-finished jigsaw puzzle
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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