overgrown

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
9

Definition of overgrown

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.
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adj

  1. Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.
  2. (attributive, derogatory, mildly)Having grown bigger without developing maturity or changing character.
    “He spends so much money on new technology: he's like an overgrown schoolboy buying toys.”

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)past participle of overgrow

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Etymology

From over- + grown.

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