— compressedly , adv.
/keuhm prest"/ , adj.
1. pressed into less space; condensed: compressed gases.
2. pressed together: compressed lips.
3. flattened by or as if by pressure: compressed wallboard.
4. Zool. , Bot. flattened laterally.
[ 1325-75; ME; see COMPRESS, -ED 2 ]
Ant. 1. expanded.