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pot-bound

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
pot-bound
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow.

Etymology

From pot + bound.

Inflected Forms

more pot-bound (comparative) most pot-bound (superlative)

Synonyms

root-bound

Questions

What does pot-bound mean?
Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow.
Where does pot-bound come from?
From pot + bound.

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