potted

SayPOT-idUS/ˈpɑtɪd/UK/ˈpɒtɪd/

5 meanings of potted

1
adjective
Growing in a soil-filled container instead of in the open ground.
Like a plant that lives in a bucket of soil instead of out in the garden.
She kept a row of potted plants along the kitchen window.
The garden center sells potted roses ready to take home.
2
verb
Simple past and past participle of pot. Use this form when the action already happened.
He potted the tomato seedlings last weekend.
She potted all the cuttings before the cold set in.
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3
adjective
Made short and simple, giving only the main facts.
Like a long story squeezed down to just a few sentences.
The guide gave us a potted history of the old castle.
He told a potted version of how the company began.
Similarcondensed, abridged, brief, concise, short
Oppositedetailed, comprehensive, exhaustive, unabridged
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4
adjectivecolloquial
Made ready ahead of time, so it can be used right away.
Like a meal you cooked earlier and just heat up when you need it.
She had a potted reply ready for every awkward question.
The politician gave a potted answer and moved on.
Similarprepared
Oppositespontaneous, improvised, original
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5
adjectiveslang
Drunk after having too much alcohol.
By midnight half the guests were completely potted.
He got potted at the party and fell asleep on the couch.
Similarblasted, bombed, besotted, befuddled, boozy
Oppositesober
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potted is a form of pot

pot, verb: To put a plant into a pot filled with soil so that it can grow. Full entry

Forms: potpots he/she/itpotting -ing formpotted past tense, past participle
Spelling: pot → potted: double the t, add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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Origin

From pot plus -ed. It first meant "prepared in advance," like potted meat, and was used this way in 1939 by L. Susan Stebbing.