Ready-made \Read"y-made`\, a. Made already, or beforehand, in anticipation of need; not made to order; as, ready-made clothing; ready-made jokes.
ready-made adj 1: made for purchase and immediate use [ant: {custom-made}] 2: repeated regularly without thought or originality; "ready-made phrases" [syn: {cliched}] 3: commercially produced; not homemade; "ready-made clothes"