COMPRESSED
\kəmpɹˈɛst], \kəmpɹˈɛst], \k_ə_m_p_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_t]\
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pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed"
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flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Flattened lengthwise.
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Not having an inflectional ending or sign, as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix, or an infinitive without the sign to. Many flat adverbs, as in run fast, buy cheap, are from AS. adverbs in -e, the loss of this ending having made them like the adjectives. Some having forms in ly, such as exceeding, wonderful, true, are now archaic.
By Oddity Software
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Not having an inflectional ending or sign, as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix, or an infinitive without the sign to. Many flat adverbs, as in run fast, buy cheap, are from AS. adverbs in -e, the loss of this ending having made them like the adjectives. Some having forms in ly, such as exceeding, wonderful, true, are now archaic.
By Noah Webster.
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