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ap·pressed  (-prst)

adj.

Lying flat or pressed closely against something, as hairs on certain plant stems.

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[From Latin appressus, past participle of apprimere, to press down : ad-, ad- + premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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Adj.

1.

appressed - 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 adpressed close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"