adjective
addressed
uh-DREHST
adjective
1
Marked or labeled with a specific address or recipient.
"The letter was addressed to the wrong department."
verb
1
Past tense of address: spoke to, or dealt with.
"She addressed the crowd for nearly an hour."
"The company addressed the complaint within a day."
How to Use Addressed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHaving had an address written on it, or having been spoken to / dealt with.
Word Forms
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Rhymes for addressed
blessed
dressed
pressed
stressed
obsessed
recessed
depressed
professed
repressed
possessed
oppressed
impressed
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