compressed

adjective

com·​pressed kəm-ˈprest 

also ˈkäm-ˌprest

1

: pressed together : reduced in size or volume (as by pressure)

2

: flattened as though subjected to compression:

a

: flattened laterally

petioles compressed

b

: narrow from side to side and deep in a dorsoventral direction

compressedly

kəm-ˈprest-lē  -ˈpre-səd-lē 

adverb

Examples of compressed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And the compressed timeframe of the story ticks down to a hugely satisfying climactic encounter in the mountains. —Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025

Timber Stoves uses wood pellets, an inch-long renewable biofuel made from compressed wood fiber. —Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025

Sixty-eight percent of the Colorado WM fleet operates on compressed natural gas. —Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025

If the death of Cinna is a microcosm of the play, the other moment that reinforces the importance of due process in Julius Caesar is even more compressed, lasting a mere eight lines at the start of the fourth act. —JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing compressed

• compressed air

Rhymes for compressed

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed