potted

American  

[pot-id] / ˈpɒt ɪd /

adjective

1. placed or enclosed in a pot.

2. transplanted into or grown in a pot.

3. preserved or cooked in a pot.

   potted beef.

4. Slang. drunk.

5. British Slang. (of the treatment of a subject) shallow; superficial.

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potted British  

/ ˈpɒtɪd /

adjective

1. placed or grown in a pot

2. cooked or preserved in a pot

   potted shrimps

3. informal summarized or abridged

   a potted version of a novel

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Other Word Forms

• unpotted adjective

Etymology

Origin of potted

1640–50; 1920–25 potted for def. 4; pot ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

At London Christmas Tree Rental, all of the trees are potted and returned after the festive season to be grown on for reuse the following year.

From BBC

One such element she shared in her posts is a large brown bouclé and wood chair that sits atop a beige rug, alongside a large potted plant.

From MarketWatch

Sixteenth seed Si also potted 151 balls, with only 16 from Day, whose highest break of the afternoon was only 22.

From BBC

Then what about a selection of poinsettias — the country’s top-selling potted flowering plant — in eye-popping colors?

From Los Angeles Times

“Boo!” she screeched, jumping out from behind one of the potted trees that flanked the ballroom’s entrance.

From Literature