POPPIED

Etymology

Adjective

poppied (comparative more poppied, superlative most poppied)

Mingled or interspersed with poppies.

Affected by, or as if by, opium; drowsy; listless; inactive.

Source: Wiktionary


Pop"pied, a. Etym: [See 1st Poppy.]

1. Mingled or interspersed with poppies. "Poppied corn." Keats.

2. Affected with poppy juice; hence, figuratively, drugged; drowsy; listless; inactive. [R.] The poppied sails doze on the yard. Lowell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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