Antonyms of adj cut-and-dry

1 sense of cut-and-dry

Sense 1
cut-and-dried, cut-and-dry -- (according to ordinary expectations)

INDIRECT (VIA ordinary) -> extraordinary -- (beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature")

Similarity of adj cut-and-dry

1 sense of cut-and-dry

Sense 1
cut-and-dried, cut-and-dry -- (according to ordinary expectations)
       => ordinary (vs. extraordinary) -- (not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine")

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