undergrown

[ uhn-der-grohn, uhn-der-grohn ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌgroʊn, ˌʌn dərˈgroʊn /

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adjective

not grown to normal size or height: sickly and undergrown cattle.

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

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Origin of undergrown

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

Words nearby undergrown

undergraduate, underground, underground movie, underground railroad, underground trolley, undergrown, undergrowth, underhair, underhand, underhand chop, underhanded

How to use undergrown in a sentence

The wretched, undergrown youngsters seen in European circuses give no idea of the real size of this noble beast.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
As I recall his personality, he was an undergrown youth of sallow complexion and uncertain age.
Under the Stars and Bars|Walter A. Clark
The timber being undergrown with laurel through which ran a brook of clear water.
History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry|R. C. Rankin
It was kind of a big head, bald big head, looked like Khrushchev, the child—looked like an undergrown Khrushchev.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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

not having the expected height

having undergrowth

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undergrown

Origin of undergrown

Words nearby undergrown

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British Dictionary definitions for undergrown