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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The hungry whales now come into crowded estuaries like San Francisco Bay to feed, making them vulnerable to ship traffic.
From Los Angeles Times
A crowded field of prominent though little-known Democrats is competing to finish in the top two spots in the June primary.
From Los Angeles Times
The second-floor laundry room at their hotel has been crowded and clean clothes are running low.
But whenever she spotted another tote in the wild—on the Tube, outside a pub, swinging from someone’s shoulder on a crowded street—she felt a spark of recognition.
The deadly fire that ripped through a crowded bar in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana raises numerous questions.
From Barron's
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