1. manufactured in sections that can be easily assembled elsewhere
2. lacking originality or spontaneity; artificial
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The company specializes in prefabricated homes that can be assembled in just a few days.
• Prefabricated concrete panels were used to speed up construction of the office building.
• The disaster relief organization deployed prefabricated shelters to the affected area.
• His speech sounded prefabricated, as if he had given it many times before.
• The prefabricated kitchen units arrived ready to install.
• Critics dismissed the movie as having a prefabricated plot with no surprises.