undergrown

un·der·grown

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-der-grohn, uhn-der-grohn]
- /ˈʌn dərˌgroʊn, ˌʌn dərˈgroʊn/
- /ˌʌndəɡrˈəʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-grohn, uhn-der-grohn]
- /ˈʌn dərˌgroʊn, ˌʌn dərˈgroʊn/

Definitions of undergrown word

adjective undergrown not grown to normal size or height: sickly and undergrown cattle. 1
adjective undergrown having an undergrowth: an undergrown thicket tangled with creeping vines. 1
adjective undergrown not having the expected height 0
adjective undergrown having undergrowth 0
adjective undergrown not grown to full or normal size or development 0

See all 5 definitions of undergrown

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Origin of undergrown

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at under-, grown

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Parts of speech for Undergrown

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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undergrown popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for undergrown

adj undergrown

dwarfish — like a dwarf, especially in being abnormally small; diminutive.
half pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
half-grown — advanced in growth: a grown boy.
half-pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
immature — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.

adjective undergrown

dwarfed — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
kid — Thomas, 1558–94, English dramatist.
mite — a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford.
mitre — to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.

All 12 Synonyms of undergrown