potted

[ pot-id ]

/ ˈpɒt ɪd /

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adjective

placed or enclosed in a pot.

transplanted into or grown in a pot.

preserved or cooked in a pot: potted beef.

Slang. drunk.

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

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Origin of potted

1640–50; 1920–25 for def. 4; pot¹ + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM potted

un·pot·ted, adjective

Words nearby potted

pot still, potstone, potsy, Pott, pottage, potted, potter, Potteresque, Potteries, potter's clay, Potter's facies

How to use potted in a sentence

Much like her character, Esco frequently quotes influential people and launches into potted history lessons.
‘Free The Nipple’: (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right to Go Topless|Lizzie Crocker|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another industry insider is not so kind, “Some artists contribute as much as a potted plant.”
Taylor Swift’s Secret Music Man: Max Martin, Elusive Hitmaker|Debra A. Klein|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In that chapter, Jennie has a conversation with a potted plant that tries, without success, to talk her out of leaving home.
Maurice Sendak Didn’t Just Make Books for Children, but for Everyone|Malcolm Jones|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
At the side of another house, a few potted houseplants had begun to wither, but the others still looked perfect.
Japan's Nuclear Ghost Towns|William T. Vollmann|May 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Republican Sen. John Cornyn complained in a tweet that Congress was being treated like “a potted plant.”
Is the Libya War Legal?|Daniel Stone|March 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"Potted tongue," she exclaimed, dodging round the table, and lifting various covers.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
On their pretty bamboo trellises the potted morning-glory vines held out flowers as yet unopened.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
Wilder drew forth half a bottle of milk, an open tin of potted ham and several portions of bread.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
We arranged flowers everywhere, and bought potted plants at a little nursery hard by.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
The house is decorated with palms, potted plants, flowers, and other foliage.
The Complete Bachelor|Walter Germain

British Dictionary definitions for potted

potted

/ (ˈpɒtɪd) /

adjective

placed or grown in a pot

cooked or preserved in a potpotted shrimps

informal summarized or abridgeda potted version of a novel

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Origin of potted

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