stemmed

Other forms of stemmed

comparative

stemmedder·

superlative

stemmeddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about stemmed

What does stemmed mean?

stemmed means "having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in stemmed?

stemmed has 1 syllable: stemmed. In IPA it is /ˈstɛmd/.

What is another word for stemmed?

Close synonyms include caulescent, cauline. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of stemmed?

The recorded antonyms are stemless.

Is stemmed a common word?

stemmed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.