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pressed

pressed

1.0
Clothes are flat and smooth after ironing
  • adjective
  • /prɛst/
translation icon : planchado
  • After ironing, he laid the pressed shirt on the bed, ready to wear it for his presentation.

Examples

  • She wore a beautifully pressed dress to the formal event, looking polished and elegant.

  • The hotel staff ensured that all the linens were pressed and neatly arranged for the guests.

  • But this guys, it's the perfect brush for these pressed powder foundations.

  • So these aren't as intense as the pressed ones, obviously.

  • I picked up two of their pressed mineral blushes.

  • I'm going to go in with a powder puff and this pressed powder.

  • This is the LYS Aim High pressed highlighter powder.

  • I'm using my Rimmel Stay Matte long lasting pressed powder in translucent.

Synonyms

ironed
vspressed
1.0

Smooth and free of creases after being pressed with a hot tool

emphasizes flat and compact finish rather than only removing folds
smoothed
vspressed
1.9

Made smooth by ironing or pressing

focuses on being flat and compact from a specific heated method
uncreased
vspressed
3.5

Smooth with no folds or wrinkles

is produced by a specific heated process that adds flat compactness
unrumpled
vspressed
5.3

It has no wrinkles and looks neat

is achieved by heat that flattens and compacts fabric

Antonyms

wrinkled
34 1.5

Having small lines on skin or cloth

crumpled
3.5

Pressed so it has many small folds or is bent out of shape

Idioms

pressed for time
  • Informal
10 4.2

When you have very little time you need to hurry

How Smooth

pressed
1.0
wrinkled
34 1.5

Surface Forms

pressed positive

Morphology

pressed = press (transparent) = press + ed

The adjective 'pressed' is derived from the verb 'press' with the addition of the past participle suffix '-ed'.

Etymology

Pressed comes from the verb press, and that goes back to the Latin premere meaning 'to push down'. You can see the same root in pressure, so when clothes are pressed they are pushed flat by heat and weight and look smooth and neat.