Meanings
adjectiveready-cooked (not comparable)
- not comparableOf food, having been cooked before purchase; not requiring additional cooking beyond heating up.
After 5pm many drop in for a ready-cooked chook for dinner.
1986 May 8, The Canberra Times, Australian Captial Territory, page 10, column 2
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecooked in such a way as to be ready for sale
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