■ adjective
1》 so crowded as to hinder freedom of movement.
2》 (of a part of the body) abnormally full of blood.
↘(of the respiratory tract) blocked with mucus.
Derivatives
congest verb
congestion noun
congestive adjective
Origin
ME (as congest in the sense 'heap up, accumulate'): from L. congest- , congerere 'heap up', from con- 'together' + gerere 'bring'.