overgrown

American  

[oh-ver-grohn, oh-ver-grohn] / ˌoʊ vərˈgroʊn, ˈoʊ vərˌgroʊn /

adjective

1. grown to excess; grown too large.

   She's an adult cat, but she acts just like an overgrown kitten.

2. covered with a growth of something.

   Portions of this trail may be overgrown with brush.

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Etymology

Origin of overgrown

First recorded in 1350–1400; over- ( def. ) + grown ( def. )

Example Sentences

Now frozen by British sanctions, the properties have fallen into disrepair, the overgrown lots a blight on an upscale street lined with manicured gardens and iron gates.

From The Wall Street Journal

The garden was overgrown and the kitchen smelled musty.

From The Wall Street Journal

A market dip is a prime opportunity to shave back overgrown allocations at a lower tax cost.

From Barron's

Traipsing down the Hollywood Farmers Market with giant heads of lettuce and overgrown bouquets feels not only like release, but also resistance and resilience.

From Los Angeles Times

A young boy wearing short pants and a baseball cap stands in overgrown grass looking at the empty frame from which—amazingly—a blurred figure is descending.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• dense
• lush