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The meaning of OVERGROWN is grown abnormally or excessively large. How to use overgrown in a sentence.
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.
Synonyms for OVERGROWN: lush, grown, green, dense, leafy, fertile, verdant, rich; Antonyms of OVERGROWN: barren, leafless, poor, unproductive, impoverished, depleted, bleak, infertile.
OVERGROWN meaning: 1. covered with plants that are growing thickly and in an uncontrolled way: 2. used to describe…. Learn more.
v. o·ver·grew (-gro͞o′), o·ver·grown (-grōn′), o·ver·grow·ing, o·ver·grows. v.tr. 1. To grow over with herbage or foliage. 2. To grow beyond or too large for. v.intr. 1. To grow beyond normal or usual size.
2 meanings: 1. covered in weeds and unwanted plants 2. → See an overgrown child.... Click for more definitions.
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There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective overgrown, one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
