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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden..
He spends so much money on new technology: he's like an overgrown schoolboy buying toys.
Use overgrown when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overgrown means Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden..
Common synonyms include covered, wooded.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He spends so much money on new technology: he's like an overgrown schoolboy buying toys.
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