Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finished article

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ished ar-ti-cle
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is of top quality; something that does not require any work or adjustments.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see finished, article.

Example Sentences

"Saliba, meanwhile, has returned to Arsenal looking like the finished article after the 21-year-old France defender spent loan spells at Saint-Etienne, Nice and Marseille. He has been imperious since the opening game at Brentford, establishing a formidable partnership with Gabriel."
"These should be numbered consecutively and inserted where they are to appear in the finished article."
"In addition, an unfinished article possessing the essential character of the finished article remains classifiable as the finished article when presented unassembled."

Inflected Forms

finished articles (plural)

Questions

What does finished article mean?: Something that is of top quality; something that does not require any work or adjustments.

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