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- [uh-prest]
- /əˈprɛst/
- /əprˈest/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-prest]
- /əˈprɛst/
Definitions of appressed word
- adjective appressed pressed closely against, but not joined to, a surface 3
- adjective appressed pressed close to or flat against a surface 3
- adjective appressed pressed closely against or fitting closely to something. 1
- noun appressed Simple past tense and past participle of appress. 1
- adjective appressed (biology, mycology) Closely flattened down. 0
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Origin of appressed
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
1785-95; < Latin appress(us) pressed to (past participle of apprimere), equivalent to ap- ap-1 + pressus (see press1) + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Appressed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
appressed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
appressed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for appressed
adj appressed
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- tight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- crowded — If a place is crowded, it is full of people.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
adjective appressed
- condensed — A condensed book, explanation, or piece of information has been made shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
Antonyms for appressed
adj appressed
- unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- unabridged — not abridged or shortened, as a book.
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- uncrowded — filled to excess; packed.
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