overgrown
adjective
over·grown
ˌō-vər-ˈgrōn 
: grown abnormally or excessively large
dismissed him as an overgrown adolescent
Examples of overgrown in a Sentence
The garden is overgrown with weeds.
He acts like an overgrown child.
Recent Examples on the Web
Searchers said the area where Schenk went missing has extremely steep topography with overgrown vegetation and forestation.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
It had been headed for an old logging road that was so overgrown with brush it could only be navigated on foot.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
It had been headed for an old logging road that was so overgrown with brush it could only be navigated on foot.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for overgrown
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“Overgrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overgrown. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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