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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Desperate families crowded at the entrance, pleading to get their relatives released.
From Barron's
Hundreds of red-eyed and exhausted people, including many journalists, crowded into the grounds of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in Gaza on Thursday to pay tribute to three fallen colleagues.
From Barron's
During the conversation, Muir makes it clear he abhors crowded trades.
From MarketWatch
He said positioning in those stocks became extremely crowded last year.
From MarketWatch
The man and woman Natalie took to be their parents crowded in close behind them.
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