1
: preserved in a pot, jar, or can
potted meat
2
: planted or grown in a pot
3
: briefly and superficially summarized
a dull, pedestrian potted history—
The Times Literary Supplement (London)
The Times Literary Supplement (London)4
slang
: drunk sense 1a
Synonyms
- besotted
- blasted [slang]
- blind
- blitzed [slang]
- blotto [slang]
- bombed
- boozy
- canned [slang]
- cockeyed
- crocked
- drunk
- drunken
- fried
- gassed
- hammered [slang]
- high
- impaired
- inebriate
- inebriated
- intoxicated
- juiced [slang]
- lit
- lit up
- loaded [slang]
- looped
- oiled [slang]
- pickled
- pie-eyed
- plastered
- ripped [slang]
- sloshed [slang]
- smashed [slang]
- sottish
- soused
- sozzled
- squiffed
- squiffy
- stewed
- stiff
- stinking [slang]
- stoned
- tanked [slang]
- tiddly [chiefly British]
- tight
- tipsy
- wasted [slang]
- wet
- wiped out [slang]
Examples of potted in a Sentence
The book gives a potted history of the Industrial Revolution in the first chapter.
work was so awful that I'm just going to go out and get potted tonight
Recent Examples on the Web
Hays recommends gifting a bouquet of flowers, a potted plant, a bottle of wine, or a sincere thank you card.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024
Check the soil and roots and repot: Salts, fungi, and insects can linger in the soil of potted plants.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
On floating shelves above her rest small potted plants, signs of organic life amid a tranquil technological ecosystem.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
Don't cut corners here and just shift everything over a bit—take the time to clear your entire deck of potted plants, furniture, rugs, and anything else that may live there.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 22 July 2024
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024
Check the soil and roots and repot: Salts, fungi, and insects can linger in the soil of potted plants.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
On floating shelves above her rest small potted plants, signs of organic life amid a tranquil technological ecosystem.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
Don't cut corners here and just shift everything over a bit—take the time to clear your entire deck of potted plants, furniture, rugs, and anything else that may live there.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 22 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for potted
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“Potted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potted. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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