smothered

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. held in check with difficulty

- a smothered cough

Similar word(s): inhibited, stifled, strangled, suppressed

2. completely covered

- bonnets smothered with flowers

- smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy

Similar word(s): covered

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of smother