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

The stand features eight tiers, eight pot stands and one hook for hanging potted plants. —Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025

The roots of potted plants are exposed to cold and can be damaged by frost. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025

High temperatures and wind can dry out a potted poinsettia plant in a single day. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024

Please notify the front desk staff when dropping off live potted trees. —Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

potted

past and past participle of pot