potted
IPA: pˈɑtɪd
adjective
- (of a plant) Grown or planted in a plant pot.
- (informal) Prepared in advance, as though preserved by potting.
- (slang) Drunk.
- (of a biographical or historical account) Expressed in a relatively short, brief form.
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Examples of "potted" in Sentences
- SPECTER: This is called the potted plant routine, Russ.
- Calling George Bush a “brilliant minimalist” is like calling a potted palm an environmentalist.
- He said a resident of one of the houses often disposed of cigarettes in potted plant containers on his deck.
- He said a resident of one of the houses that burned often disposed of cigarettes in potted plant containers on his deck.
- Dan Tudin potted a goal in the middle stanza for Columbus, which has dropped its last four contests and seven of its last eight (1-7-0).
- When these anchovies are what is termed potted, it implies that the fish have been pounded into the consistency of a paste, and then placed in flat pots, somewhat similar in shape to those used for pomatum.
- For most, the term potted meat conjures up images of mystery meat in a can, but traditionally potted meat was made at home from meat scraps, herbs, spices and maybe an acid or a spirit, such as vinegar or brandy.
- The ants live happily in human environments, said Dr. Roger Gold, head of the urban entomology program at Texas A&M, noting that people are responsible for much of the ants 'spread, transporting them in objects such as potted plants.
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