appressed
appressed is the simple past and past participle of appress.
Meaning of appress
Verb
appress (third-person singular simple present appresses, present participle appressing, simple past and past participle appressed)
Adjective
appressed (comparative more appressed, superlative most appressed)
- Closely flattened down.
- During the night the upper or smoother surfaces of the leaves are appressed together, this would seem to shew that the office of this surface of the leaf was to expose the fluids of the plant to the light as well as to the air.1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 25
Forms of appressed
| comparative | more appressed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most appressed |
Words formed from appressed
Questions about appressed
- What does appressed mean?
- Appressed means closely flattened down.
- What is appressed the simple past and past participle of?
- Appressed is the simple past and past participle of appress.
- What part of speech is appressed?
- Appressed is an adjective.
Words near appressed in the dictionary
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