finished

Adjective
Synonyms: ruined

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (5)

  1. (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state“a finished product”
  2. ended or brought to an end“are you finished?”“gave me the finished manuscript”
  3. (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”
  4. having a surface coating or finish applied“the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones”
  5. brought to ruin“after the revolution the aristocracy was finished”“the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically”Synonyms: ruined
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Finish \Fin"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Finished; p. pr. & vb. n. Finishing.] [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. [1913 Webster]

And heroically hath finished A life heroic.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Finished \Fin"ished\, a. Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete; perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education. [1913 Webster]

Finished work (Mach.), work that is made smooth or polished, though not necessarily completed. [1913 Webster]

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