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stemmed

[ stemd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having a stem or a specified kind of stem (often used in combination):
a long-stemmed rose.
having the stem or stems stem removed:
stemmed cherries.

stemmed

/ stɛmd /

1. having a stem
2. ( in combination )
  a thin-stemmed plant
  a long-stemmed glass
having had the stem or stems removed

Origin of stemmed¹

First recorded in 1570–80; stem ¹ + -ed ²

My discomfort stemmed from the inherent gulf between the two disciplines.

The “urban camper” aesthetic which is “cozy and cool,” as Taylor described, stemmed from her mix media paintings.

Much of the praise Edwards earned for his Godzilla adaptation stemmed from his frugal use of the monster.

But most hosts wield long-stemmed microphones in their left hand and vote with their right.

Grilled about whether his statements stemmed from racism or jealousy, as he has claimed, Sterling started to stumble.

But in a malignant war there is injustice of ignobler kind at once to God and man, which must be stemmed for both their sakes.

There was no doubt in my mind but that the newspaper article stemmed from Mr. Hamblen's visit with a newspaper reporter.

As it was, the three were lolling in lazy attitudes, smoking their long-stemmed pipes and talking in a disjointed fashion.

Black-eyed boys, and here and there a drowsy man with a long, cherry-stemmed pipe between his teeth, stood aside to stare.

They were sitting in deep chairs in the living room now, a tall-stemmed reading lamp glowing softly between them, hardly speaking.

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