1
[ adjective ] (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

Examples

"a finished product"

Used in print

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

Those who saw his finished Pieta would take the place of the biblical witnesses .

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

There was no display of either works_in_progress or of finished work .

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

The Man_from_Mars had interrupted him with his work half finished - and that stupid jackass Short was certain to louse_it_up .

2
[ adjective ] ended or brought to an end

Examples

"are you finished?" "gave me the finished manuscript" "the manuscript is finished" "almost finished with his studies"

Used in print

(Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)

Then I plan my attack : the parts I will finish first , the range of values , the accenting of minor details - all_in_all , mechanics of producing the finished job with a maximum of crispness .

(Harry Olesker, Impact....)

Stanley had filled_out the return and because , when he was finished , it was close to the lunch hour , he had politely asked Kitti to join him , never expecting her to accept .

3
[ adjective ] having a surface coating or finish applied

Examples

"the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones"

Related terms

painted

4
[ adjective ] (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected

Examples

"a dazzling and finished piece of writing" "a finished violinist" "

Related terms

polished

5
[ adjective ] brought to ruin

Synonyms

ruined

Examples

"after the revolution the aristocracy was finished" "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically"

Related terms

destroyed

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