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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Thirty years later, in 2004, the Ramona Fire Department notified the ministry that overgrown weeds, considered a fire hazard, needed to be cleared from the property.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Trim shrubs to improve airflow since overgrown shrubs and dense vegetation provide shade and moisture that chiggers like.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
The individual was described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a long ponytail, an overgrown beard and a mustache.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The giant moa — a husky, wingless bird that could stand almost 12 feet tall — once booked it across New Zealand’s landscapes on legs that looked like a cross between an overgrown chicken and a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Trim shrubs to improve airflow since overgrown shrubs and dense vegetation provide shade and moisture that chiggers like.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
The individual was described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a long ponytail, an overgrown beard and a mustache.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The giant moa — a husky, wingless bird that could stand almost 12 feet tall — once booked it across New Zealand’s landscapes on legs that looked like a cross between an overgrown chicken and a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
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“Overgrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overgrown. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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