Sekirov Dictionary

ready-made

adjective 3
noun 2
forms 3

adjective3

•
Preexisting or made previously and suitable for use without further preparation or modification; comparable with regard to the amount of preparation required.
- The periods of massive revivals, especially the Awakenings, and spiritual movements in Protestant America in general seem the most ready made to attract Africans to Christianity. — 1993
•
Made in advance to a standard specification.
- During the 1830s and 1840s, ready-made standardized shoes and clothing increasingly challenged the custom-made products of small handicraft workshops. — 1993
•
Made or prepared in advance and used regularly or habitually without original thought.
- […]including both the most everyday and popular, the most ready-made or found objects, the most quotidian of performances. — 2008

noun2

A ready-made object.
Synonym of found object.

forms

ready-mades · more ready-made · most ready-made

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