undergrown

[ uhn-der-grohn, uhn-der-grohn ]
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adjective
  1. not grown to normal size or height: sickly and undergrown cattle.

  2. having an undergrowth: an undergrown thicket tangled with creeping vines.

Origin of undergrown

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at under-, grown

Words Nearby undergrown

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How to use undergrown in a sentence

  • All at once Huggins caught sight of an undergrown, misshapen boy scowling from the back of the men and women.

    Mountain | Clement Wood

British Dictionary definitions for undergrown

undergrown

/ (ˈʌndəˌɡrəʊn, ˌʌndəˈɡrəʊn) /


adjective
  1. not having the expected height

  2. having undergrowth

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