Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cut and dry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: cut and dry
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of cut and dried.

Example Sentences

"Just because it is all cut and dry. Just because it is ready-made. Just because it lies there in reliable, convenient and logical propositions. The moment you appropriate truth in such a shape you appropriate a form. You cannot cut and dry truth. You cannot accept truth ready-made without it ceasing to nourish the soul as the truth."
"Nowadays, thanks to the irrepressible rise of content marketing, SEO's cut and dry quantitative approach is evolving to incorporate its opposite number: quality."

Questions

What does cut and dry mean?: Alternative form of cut and dried.

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