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potted

Syllabification: (pot·ted)
Pronunciation: /ˈpätid/
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Definition of potted

adjective

  • 1(of a plant) planted or grown in a flowerpot and usually kept indoors:an array of exotic potted palms
  • chiefly British (of food, especially meat or fish) preserved in a sealed pot or jar:potted smoked trout
  • chiefly British (of a literary work or descriptive account) put into a short and easily assimilable form:a potted history of the band’s career
  • 2 [predic.] North American informal intoxicated by drink or drugs, especially marijuana:a party where everybody was pretty much potted

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