overgrown
grown to excess; grown too large: She's an adult cat, but she acts just like an overgrown kitten.
covered with a growth of something: Portions of this trail may be overgrown with brush.
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How to use overgrown in a sentence
It sits on a modest plot overgrown with wild grasses and shrubbery.
Gosta Peterson's Bohemian Rhapsody: Unpacking a Photographer's '60s Secrets | Lizzie Crocker | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne was overgrown with trees, where young men rested in the shade.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple | Michael Luongo | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had on tan pants and a white T-shirt, had a goatee, and his overgrown hair was held back to one side with a barrette.
On June 5, a highway worker cutting an overgrown patch along a road in Geneva, Wisconsin, came upon a pair of discarded suitcases.
How ‘MrHandcuffs’ Ended Up With Two Corpses in Suitcases | Michael Daly | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJohnny was hunting a pile of dirt, maybe overgrown, maybe two feet high.
Then we are again overgrown boys, beings of inferior race and incapable of being civilized.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThere were great overgrown shrubs on either side of the gate just outside the factory grounds.
But Brindle tarried behind and foraged for her supper by nibbling the grass from the overgrown dooryard.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondHere a fence ran close to the road and the corners were overgrown with weeds and brush, making a safe hiding place.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe procession, preceded by Bob on his feathered steed, passed through a chasm overgrown with brambles.
Honey-Bee | Anatole France
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