con ‧ ges ‧ ted /kənˈdʒestəd, kənˈdʒestɪd/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of congerere 'to bring together' , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + gerere 'to carry' ]
1 . full of traffic:
congested airspace
London’s roads are heavily congested (=very congested) .
2 . a part of your body that is congested is very full of liquid, usually blood or ↑ mucus
—congestion /-ˈdʒestʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable] :
traffic congestion