potted

adjective

pot·​ted ˈpä-təd 

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)

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

In the living area, books, African sculptures and textiles, potted plants, a brass trumpet, and mixed-media art are scattered about. —Essence, 7 June 2024

Better Homes & Gardens Tarren 5-Piece Wicker Outdoor Dining Set Buy on Walmart $878 The dining set is crafted with an eye-catching black and beige contrast that’ll pop against a lush lawn or some potted plants. —Marilyn La Jeunesse, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2024

Be a listener first and a fixer second Emulate a potted plant, Scott suggests to parents. —Katie Reilly, Vox, 4 June 2024

The ducklings were reunited with their mother at the original nest area in the potted plant on the circle. —Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

potted

past and past participle of pot