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undergrown

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

Origin of undergrown

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

childish, premature, short, scrub, dwarf, wee, shot, dwarfed, shrimp, unripe, green, unfledged, bantam, diminutive, little, measly, mite, peanut, small, tiny

Examples from the Web for undergrown

Historical Examples of undergrown

  • The banks were thickly covered with great trees, undergrown with brush.

  • 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.

  • All at once Huggins caught sight of an undergrown, misshapen boy scowling from the back of the men and women.

    Mountain

    Clement Wood

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for undergrown

undergrown

adjective

not having the expected height
having undergrowth
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