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canned

  • adjective
  • /kænd/

Preserved in cans.

Example

“If you don't have fresh cardoon I'll take canned.”

Other meanings

  1. Previously prepared; not fresh or new; standardized, mass-produced, or lacking originality or customization.

    “The form letter included a canned answer stating that what I asked was against policy.”

  2. Terminated, fired from a job.

Antonyms

  • dried

Related words

  • canned hunting
  • canned ration
  • noncanned
  • uncanned
  • canned benchmark
  • canned laughter
  • canned opener
  • canned air
  • canned cheese
  • canned heat
  • canned hunt
  • canned response

Example sentences

  • “Stock up on canned foods.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “canned” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.