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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And speaking of aphids and overgrown plants, any plants with aphids already lingering around can be a big problem for a possible invasion.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
In the early 2000s, the Ramona Fire Department notified the then-tenant Touch From Above Ministries, which operated a thrift store there, that overgrown weeds on the property were considered a fire hazard and needed to be removed.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025
Would that be sufficient to give a dusty, overgrown field from 1954 a facelift?
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2025
Drug repurposing is more like wandering around an overgrown orchard.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
In the early 2000s, the Ramona Fire Department notified the then-tenant Touch From Above Ministries, which operated a thrift store there, that overgrown weeds on the property were considered a fire hazard and needed to be removed.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025
Would that be sufficient to give a dusty, overgrown field from 1954 a facelift?
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2025
Drug repurposing is more like wandering around an overgrown orchard.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 15 July 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 5 Aug. 2025.
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