sup·pressed \-st\adjective Etymology: from past participle of suppress 1.: subjected to, marked or affected by, or manifesting suppression < suppressed emotion > < suppressed organ > 2.: having the crown below the main forest canopy where it receives little or no direct light and is retarded, stunted, or even killed < a forest with many suppressed trees > • sup·pressed·ly\-stlē, -sə̇dlē\adverb