FINISHED

finished, ruined

(adjective) brought to ruin; “after the revolution the aristocracy was finished”; “the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically”

finished

(adjective) ended or brought to an end; “are you finished?”; “gave me the finished manuscript”

finished

(adjective) (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; “a finished product”

finished

(adjective) having a surface coating or finish applied; “the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones”

finished

(adjective) (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected; “a dazzling and finished piece of writing”; “a finished violinist”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

finished (comparative more finished, superlative most finished)

(comparable) Processed or perfected.

Completed; concluded; done.

Done for; doomed; used up.

Synonyms

• (completed; concluded): in the books

Antonyms

• half-finished

• unfinished

Verb

finished

simple past tense and past participle of finish

Anagrams

• fiendish

Source: Wiktionary


Fin"ished, a.

Definition: Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete; perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education. Finished work (Mach.), work that is made smooth or polished, though not necessarily completed.

FINISH

Fin"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Finished; p. pr. & vb. n. Finishing.] Etym: [F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several forms, whence E. - ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit, finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.]

1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate. And heroically hath finished A life heroic. Milton.

2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.

Syn.

– To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete; accomplish; perfect.

Fin"ish, v. i.

1. To come to an end; to terminate. His days may finish ere that hapless time. Shak.

2. To end; to die. [R.] Shak.

Fin"ish, n.

1. That which finishes, puts an end to

2. (Arch.)

Definition: The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.

3. (Fine Arts) (a) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like. (b) See Finishing coat, under Finishing.

4. The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc.

5. Completion; -- opposed to Ant: start, or Ant: beginning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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