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.
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Whereas Black Ops 6 relished in the texture of its period setting, giving players maps ranging from a warlord’s villa filled with luxury cars or dilapidated bus depots overgrown with foliage, BLOPS 7 has a superficial glossiness to each of its levels.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
The small dogs, including Pomeranians and Chihuahuas, were frightened and in poor condition, with fleas, skin issues and overgrown nails.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
If a mountain laurel bush is overgrown, cut it back in late winter or early spring to a few inches above ground level.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Dozens of animals have been mowing down overgrown vegetation at Jay Peak near the Canadian border.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
The small dogs, including Pomeranians and Chihuahuas, were frightened and in poor condition, with fleas, skin issues and overgrown nails.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
If a mountain laurel bush is overgrown, cut it back in late winter or early spring to a few inches above ground level.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Dozens of animals have been mowing down overgrown vegetation at Jay Peak near the Canadian border.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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 9 Oct. 2025.
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