adjective satellite (s)

• held in check with difficulty(adj.all)

  Example:
  A smothered cough.
  

  Synonym:
  stifled, strangled, suppressed
  

  source: wordnet30
• completely covered(adj.all)

  Example:
  Bonnets smothered with flowers.
  Smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy.
  

  source: wordnet30