a. U.S. slang (in African American usage). Well-dressed; stylish. b. Wearing well-pressed ...

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.

15 мар. 2022 г. · It goes back to the Olde English tradtion of actually walking to to the accused and serving them with the paper writ of Arrest. If the person ...

Upset or bothered. When is Pressed used? Pressed is often used to describe someone who is visibly upset or annoyed by something.

26 июл. 2024 г. · "Being pressed" comes from a time when they used to use heavy stones to force a confession typically by the church. If you're being pressed it ...

5 дней назад · to be in a difficult situation because you do not have enough time, money, space, etc.: I'm a little pressed for time - could we meet later?

Origin. The word “pressed” has been around since the early 2000s but was more used when social media took over. Demographic ( ...

The earliest known use of the adjective pressed is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for pressed is from 1578, in a translation by H. Wotton. pressed ...

Stressed, upset, annoyed. If you're pressed about something it basically means you ain't about that life or you find it pressing.

6 авг. 2021 г. · “Pressed” is a slang term mostly used by Black Americans. It means “why are you so bothered?”. See a translation.