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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Your grass is looking quite overgrown, after all.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
During this time period, boxwoods became the best replacement for old fashioned Japanese yews that were hard to keep from becoming overgrown.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
Such an overgrown standing army is undesirable, not on pacifist grounds, but purely from the standpoint of military efficiency.
—John Fischer, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
So clearly, this isn’t about the person who was murdered, clearly this is about an overgrown man child who is throwing a tantrum.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
During this time period, boxwoods became the best replacement for old fashioned Japanese yews that were hard to keep from becoming overgrown.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
Such an overgrown standing army is undesirable, not on pacifist grounds, but purely from the standpoint of military efficiency.
—John Fischer, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
So clearly, this isn’t about the person who was murdered, clearly this is about an overgrown man child who is throwing a tantrum.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 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 24 Sep. 2025.
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