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APPRESSED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does appressed mean?
• APPRESSED (adjective)
The adjective APPRESSED has 1 sense:
1. pressed close to or lying flat against something
Familiarity information: APPRESSED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pressed close to or lying flat against something
Synonyms:
adpressed; appressed
Context example:
igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force
Similar:
close (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other)
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