ADPRESSED

appressed, adpressed

(adjective) pressed close to or lying flat against something; “adpressed hairs along the plant’s stem”; “igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force”-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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