"cut and dried" meaning in All languages combined

{
  "etymology_text": "1710, from herbs being cut and dried for sale, rather than fresh.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "cut and dried (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "46 37 18",
      "word": "all over but the shouting"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 37 18",
      "word": "done deal"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "70 17 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English coordinated pairs",
          "parents": [
            "Coordinated pairs",
            "Terms by etymology"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "60 7 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 6 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 10 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Take care when guessing, since problems do not always have cut-and-dried answers.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Simple, straightforward, clear, or certain."
      ],
      "id": "en-cut_and_dried-en-adj-a3P~WjIh",
      "links": [
        [
          "Simple",
          "simple"
        ],
        [
          "straightforward",
          "straightforward"
        ],
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ],
        [
          "certain",
          "certain"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "clear cut"
        },
        {
          "word": "open-and-shut"
        },
        {
          "word": "res ipsa loquitur"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "50 38 13",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "defined clearly",
          "word": "klar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 38 13",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "defined clearly",
          "word": "eindeutig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 38 13",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "efsafís",
          "sense": "defined clearly",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ευσαφής"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 38 13",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "efsafés",
          "sense": "defined clearly",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ευσαφές"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "50 38 13",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "defined clearly",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bjelodano"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1949, Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman, act 2",
          "text": "Willy: […] In those days there was personality in it. There was respect, and comradeship, and gratitude in it. Today, it's all cut and dried, and there's no chance for bringing friendship to bear—or personality.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Decided, not open to change."
      ],
      "id": "en-cut_and_dried-en-adj-NFh1ilSK",
      "links": [
        [
          "Decided",
          "decided"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "set"
        },
        {
          "word": "settled"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 93 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "decided, not open to change",
          "word": "entschieden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 93 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "decided, not open to change",
          "word": "abgemacht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 93 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "decided, not open to change",
          "word": "festgelegt"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking freshness or spontaneity."
      ],
      "id": "en-cut_and_dried-en-adj-LeUiqEVM",
      "links": [
        [
          "freshness",
          "freshness"
        ],
        [
          "spontaneity",
          "spontaneity"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Lacking freshness or spontaneity."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "46 37 18",
      "english": "when modifying a noun",
      "word": "cut-and-dried"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 37 18",
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "cut and dry"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cut and dried"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English coordinated pairs",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "English uncomparable adjectives"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "1710, from herbs being cut and dried for sale, rather than fresh.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "cut and dried (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "all over but the shouting"
    },
    {
      "word": "done deal"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Take care when guessing, since problems do not always have cut-and-dried answers.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Simple, straightforward, clear, or certain."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Simple",
          "simple"
        ],
        [
          "straightforward",
          "straightforward"
        ],
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ],
        [
          "certain",
          "certain"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "clear cut"
        },
        {
          "word": "open-and-shut"
        },
        {
          "word": "res ipsa loquitur"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1949, Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman, act 2",
          "text": "Willy: […] In those days there was personality in it. There was respect, and comradeship, and gratitude in it. Today, it's all cut and dried, and there's no chance for bringing friendship to bear—or personality.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Decided, not open to change."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Decided",
          "decided"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "set"
        },
        {
          "word": "settled"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking freshness or spontaneity."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "freshness",
          "freshness"
        ],
        [
          "spontaneity",
          "spontaneity"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Lacking freshness or spontaneity."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "when modifying a noun",
      "word": "cut-and-dried"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "cut and dry"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "defined clearly",
      "word": "klar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "defined clearly",
      "word": "eindeutig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "efsafís",
      "sense": "defined clearly",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ευσαφής"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "efsafés",
      "sense": "defined clearly",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ευσαφές"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "defined clearly",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bjelodano"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "decided, not open to change",
      "word": "entschieden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "decided, not open to change",
      "word": "abgemacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "decided, not open to change",
      "word": "festgelegt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cut and dried"
}