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potted

adjective
pot·​ted | \ ˈpä-tÉ™d How to pronounce potted (audio) \

Definition of potted

1 : preserved in a pot, jar, or can potted meat
2 : planted or grown in a pot
3 : briefly and superficially summarized a dull, pedestrian potted historyThe Times Literary Supplement (London)
4 slang : drunk sense 1a

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Synonyms & Antonyms for potted

Synonyms

besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunk, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], high, impaired, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced [slang], lit, lit up, loaded [slang], looped, oiled [slang], pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, ripped [slang], sloshed [slang], smashed [slang], sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed (or squiffy), stewed, stiff, stinking [slang], stoned, tanked [slang], tiddly [chiefly British], tight, tipsy, wasted [slang], wet, wiped out [slang]

Antonyms

sober, straight

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Examples of potted in a Sentence

The book gives a potted history of the Industrial Revolution in the first chapter. work was so awful that I'm just going to go out and get potted tonight

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The Von Braun’s living areas are bland and sterile, strewn with potted plants and art screens that cycle between a handful of fuzzy paintings. Adi Robertson, The Verge, "System Shock 2 helped define survival horror — but it’s still in a league of its own," 11 Aug. 2019 In the opening phase of the House Judiciary Committee hearing, former special counsel Robert Mueller did his best to impersonate a potted plant. Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony resolves nothing," 24 July 2019 At the Huntington’s annual spring plant sale, the potted plants sold out in minutes, setting a record. Jeanette Marantos, latimes.com, "The perfect rose: 62 years in the making," 25 June 2019 His book is simultaneously a brisk biography of two great scientists, a brief introduction to relativity, and a potted history of the first world war. The Economist, "How Einstein and Eddington stood against jingoism," 7 June 2019 Just left of the gate opening, a germander sports tiny flowers of a pale blue that recurs in potted plants elsewhere in the garden. Catherine Romano, WSJ, "A Yard With No Lawn But Plenty of Greenery," 12 July 2019 There are potted flowers on the porch, and there’s an American flag hanging against the front wall. Mike Giuliano, baltimoresun.com, "Diverse photographic landscapes at Howard Community College," 20 June 2019 First graders deliver potted marigolds to neighbors who live near the school; eighth graders work with the homeless in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Julie Washington, cleveland.com, "Valley Christian Academy treats employees like family, gains 2nd place spot in small-company category: Top Workplaces 2019," 16 June 2019 Instead, dig a hole three times the size of your potted seedling and then add in a little soil conditioner, if needed. Kelly Dawson, House Beautiful, "Choosing the Right Tree for a Small Yard Just Got a Whole Lot Easier," 6 June 2019

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First Known Use of potted

circa 1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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potted

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of potted

: growing in a pot rather than in the ground
: cooked and then preserved in a pot, jar, or can
chiefly British, informal : giving only the most important information about something : brief and simplified

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