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- DictionaryO·ver·grown/ˌōvərˈɡrōn/
adjective
- 1. covered with plants that have been allowed to grow wild: "the garden was overgrown and deserted"
- 2. grown too large or beyond its normal size: "the town is only an overgrown village"
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Learn the meaning of overgrown as an adjective to describe something covered with uncontrolled plants or too large. See how to use it in sentences and compare with related words.
Learn the meaning of overgrown as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Overgrown means grown abnormally or excessively large, such as weeds, adolescents, or galaxies.
used to describe something that has grown too large: Cottonwood has become an overgrown town with inadequate facilities. disapproving, disapproving. used to describe an adult who behaves like a child: They're acting like overgrown kids. UK Jim is just an overgrown schoolboy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Overgrown means grown to excess or too large, or covered with a growth of something. See how to use this adjective in sentences and synonyms on Dictionary.com.
2 days ago · Learn the meaning of overgrown as an adjective for gardens, places, or people. See how to use it in sentences and compare it with synonyms and related terms.
Definition of overgrown adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'overgrown' 1. If a garden or other place is overgrown, it is covered with a lot of untidy plants because it has not been looked after. [...] 2. If you describe an adult as an overgrown child, you mean that their behaviour and attitudes are like those of a child, and that you dislike this. [disapproval] [...] More.
