CEFR B2

pot-bound

adjective

Meaning

pot-bound means (of a potted plant) Having outgrown the size of the pot, such that its roots have no more room to grow. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as pot-bound.
A pot-bound tone can change the mood of a conversation.

Synonyms: root-bound

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pot-bound (B2)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as pot-bound.
A pot-bound tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became pot-bound after the announcement.

How to Use pot-bound

pot-bound + noun (collocation): Use pot-bound before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a pot-bound reaction."
become pot-bound (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became pot-bound near the end."

Synonyms of pot-bound

Words with a similar meaning to pot-bound:

root-bound

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