ADPRESSED

appressed, adpressed

(adjective) pressed close to or lying flat against something; ā€œadpressed hairs along the plantā€™s stemā€; ā€œigneous rocks...closely appressed by this forceā€-L.V.Pirsson

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

adpressed

simple past tense and past participle of adpress

Anagrams

• despreads

Source: Wiktionary


ADPRESS

Ad*press", v. t. Etym: [L. adpressus, p. p. of adprimere.]

Definition: See Appressed.

– Ad*pressed",, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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