crowded
Americanadjective
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filled to excess; packed.
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filled with a crowd.
crowded streets.
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uncomfortably close together.
crowded passengers on a bus.
Other Word Forms
- crowdedly adverb
- overcrowded adjective
- overcrowdedly adverb
- overcrowdedness noun
- uncrowded adjective
Etymology
Origin of crowded
Example Sentences
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"But I will not go back home as long as authorities do not confirm that it is safe," she said, adding that the evacuation centre was now less crowded, although hundreds remained there.
From Barron's
Open houses have grown so crowded the school added extra days.
As he read the numbers, murmurs arose in the crowded hall.
From Los Angeles Times
The misery now being inflicted on poor people crowded into cesspool camps from the Congo to Bangladesh defies description.
From Salon
I tried moving farther back, but the field was crowded with security, TV crews and players, so I settled on a position slightly further to the right, away from most photographers.
From BBC
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