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compressed
adjective
1 compressed
Pressed tightly together:
— With lips compressed.
synonym: tight.
Roget 572:
concise,
brief,
short,
terse,
close;
to the point,
exact;
neat,
compact;
compressed,
condensed,
pointed;
laconic,
curt,
pithy,
trenchant,
summary;
pregnant;
compendious
etc.
(compendium)
596;
succinct;
elliptical,
epigrammatic,
quaint,
crisp;
sententious.
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2 compressed
Reduced in volume by pressure.
3 compressed
Flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes).
synonym: flat.
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