overgrown
English
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊn
Adjective
overgrown (comparative more overgrown, superlative most overgrown)
- Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.
- (attributive, mildly derogatory) 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.
Translations
having large numbers of plants which have become too big
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having grown bigger without changing character.
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