RECESSED Meaning of RECESSED in English re ‧ cessed /rɪˈsest $ ˈriːsest, rɪˈsest/ BrE AmE adjective fitted into a part of a wall that is further back than the rest of the wall:a recessed bookshelf Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012