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
Universal also serves Butterbeer fudge, potted cream and ice cream.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
Be cautious when adding directly to the top of your potted plants or soil.
—Marlene Simon, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Empty water that accumulates in dishes under potted plants, buckets, containers and other places where the constant moisture can drown plant roots or become a mosquito nursery.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
To purchase Trader Joe’s potted plants, head to a store near you.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2024
This unique option trades your traditional bouquet of flowers for potted bulbs that bloom within two to four weeks of receipt.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024
If cared for properly, a potted poinsettia can last for two to three months in your home.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
In contrast to the gloom outside, the apartment — which Lee Vasquez shares with her two sons, Vasco, 12, and Esteban, 11, and a pair of parakeets, Peggy and Pegasus — was lush with potted plants and flooded with light thanks to its 16-foot-tall windows.
—Alice Cavanagh, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Air movement around a potted plant's root system mimics the wind and breezes that constantly flow around an orchid's root system in nature.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2024
Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
Be cautious when adding directly to the top of your potted plants or soil.
—Marlene Simon, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Empty water that accumulates in dishes under potted plants, buckets, containers and other places where the constant moisture can drown plant roots or become a mosquito nursery.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
To purchase Trader Joe’s potted plants, head to a store near you.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2024
This unique option trades your traditional bouquet of flowers for potted bulbs that bloom within two to four weeks of receipt.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024
If cared for properly, a potted poinsettia can last for two to three months in your home.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
In contrast to the gloom outside, the apartment — which Lee Vasquez shares with her two sons, Vasco, 12, and Esteban, 11, and a pair of parakeets, Peggy and Pegasus — was lush with potted plants and flooded with light thanks to its 16-foot-tall windows.
—Alice Cavanagh, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Air movement around a potted plant's root system mimics the wind and breezes that constantly flow around an orchid's root system in nature.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Potted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potted. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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