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
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
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Make sure to check the soil more often because potted plants can dry out faster than those planted in the ground.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Zone Zero requires the removal of everything from wooden fences to mulch to excess potted plants; all basic features of our North County homes.
—Cole Marting, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
The other was leaving Lily with a large potted plant.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Make sure to check the soil more often because potted plants can dry out faster than those planted in the ground.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Zone Zero requires the removal of everything from wooden fences to mulch to excess potted plants; all basic features of our North County homes.
—Cole Marting, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
The other was leaving Lily with a large potted plant.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for potted
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“Potted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potted. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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