adjective
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placed or grown in a pot
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cooked or preserved in a pot
potted shrimps
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informal summarized or abridged
a potted version of a novel
Other Word Forms
- unpotted adjective
Etymology
Origin of potted
1640–50; 1920–25 potted for def. 4; pot 1 + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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The bar’s back patio was decked out with tea lights and potted palm plants.
From Los Angeles Times
On the rooftop - a small garden with large potted palms - they locked the iron door and dragged the heavy planters across it.
From BBC
A chair where he used to pile his work clothes has been removed and in its place is a plant stand holding a potted fern.
From Literature
There were no potted histories, no schematic definition of concepts, no leading questions to wake up sleepy students.
There’s a tall potted tree sitting in front of one of the windows.
From Literature
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