- poppied
- adjective Date: 1818 1. archaic growing or overgrown with poppies 2. drowsy
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Poppied — Pop pied, a. [See 1st {Poppy}.] 1. Mingled or interspersed with poppies. Poppied corn. Keats. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected with poppy juice; hence, figuratively, drugged; drowsy; listless; inactive. [R.] [1913 Webster] The poppied sails doze on the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poppied — [päp′ēd] adj. 1. covered with poppies 2. drugging or drugged, as by opium … English World dictionary
poppied — /pop eed/, adj. 1. covered or adorned with poppies: poppied fields. 2. affected by or as if by opium; listless. [1795 1805; POPPY + ED3] * * * … Universalium
poppied — pop•pied [[t]ˈpɒp id[/t]] adj. 1) covered with poppies: poppied fields[/ex] 2) listless or drowsy from or as if from opium • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
poppied — ˈpäpēd adjective Etymology: poppy + ed 1. : growing or overgrown with poppies 2. : drugging or sleep inducing like poppy juice : characterized by somnolence : drowsy, indolent fleeting poppied afternoons Elizabeth Lomax … Useful english dictionary
poppied — pop·pied … English syllables
poppied — /ˈpɒpid/ (say popeed) adjective 1. covered or adorned with poppies. 2. affected by or as by opium; listless …
poppy — poppy1 noun a plant having showy flowers, typically red or yellow, and rounded seed capsules. [Papaver rhoeas (corn poppy) and other species.] Derivatives poppied adjective Origin OE popig, papæg, from a med. L. alt. of L. papaver. poppy2… … English new terms dictionary
poppy — n. (pl. ies) any plant of the genus Papaver, with showy often red flowers and a milky sap with narcotic properties. Phrases and idioms: Poppy Day = Remembrance Sunday. poppy head 1 the seed capsule of the poppy. 2 an ornamental top on the end of… … Useful english dictionary
