PRESSED

pressed

Verb

pressed

  1. contraction of impressed

Adjective

  1. Under strain or deprivation.
    The staff was even more pressed for useful intelligence about the enemy's intentions than it was about the enemy's capabilities.
    He found himself hard pressed.


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