adj
potted
Potted (adj) means Grown or kept in a pot. Example: “She lined the balcony with potted plants.”
adj
1
Grown or kept in a pot.
"She lined the balcony with potted plants."
"The office lobby had a few potted ferns near the entrance."
2
Summarized into a short, condensed form.
"He gave a potted history of the company before the tour began."
How to use potted
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishKept in a pot, or (for information) squeezed into a short summary.
Common pairings
potted plant
potted history
potted summary
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Etymology
From pot plus -ed. The 'condensed summary' sense grew out of the earlier idea of potted meat, i.e. preserved and compressed food, later applied to compressed information.
Antonyms
unpotted
Rhymes for potted
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What does “potted” mean?
The word “potted” means grown or kept in a pot. In plain terms, kept in a pot, or (for information) squeezed into a short summary.
How do you use “potted” in a sentence?
Here is “potted” used in a sentence: “She lined the balcony with potted plants.”
What part of speech is “potted”?
“Potted” is an adjective.
How many meanings does “potted” have?
“Potted” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: grown or kept in a pot.
