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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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