cut-and-dry

1. 1.

   according to ordinary expectations

   Synonymscut-and-dried

   Similarordinary

Questions about cut-and-dry

What does cut-and-dry mean?

cut-and-dry means "according to ordinary expectations".

How many syllables are in cut-and-dry?

cut-and-dry has 3 syllables: cu-t-and--dry. The stress falls on "cu".

What is another word for cut-and-dry?

Close synonyms include cut-and-dried. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cut-and-dry a common word?

cut-and-dry is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.