Depressed, a.
1. Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.
2. (Bot.) (a) Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border. (b) Lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.
3. (Zoöl.)
Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists depressed only as an antonym, under high.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given