overgrown
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overgrown
Rhymes with -əʊn
adjective more overgrown · most overgrown
- Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.
- Having grown bigger without developing maturity or changing character. He spends so much money on new technology: he's like an overgrown schoolboy buying toys.
verb
- past participle of overgrow
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: covered, wooded, swamped, excessive, intrusive, invasive, head, coated, uncontrollable, unlimited, disproportionate, flooded, unbridled, infested, invaded, overlain
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adj having large numbers of plants which have become too big
| Español | demasiado crecido, demasiadamente crecido, zarrapastroso, zarapastroso, zalapastroso |
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| Deutsch | überwachsen |
adj having grown bigger without changing character
| Español | grandulón, grandullón, tarajalludo |
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title = {overgrown},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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