OVERGROWN


Meaning of OVERGROWN in English

/ ˌəʊvəˈgrəʊn; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈgroʊn/ adjective

1.

overgrown (with sth) ( of gardens, etc. ) covered with plants that have been allowed to grow wild and have not been controlled :

an overgrown path

The garden's completely overgrown with weeds.

2.

(often disapproving ) that has grown too large :

an overgrown village

They act like a pair of overgrown children (= they are adults but they behave like children) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.