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Overgrown vs Overgrassed - What's the difference?

overgrown | overgrassed |

As adjectives the difference between overgrown and overgrassed

is that overgrown is having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden while overgrassed is overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass.

As a verb overgrown

is past participle of lang=en.

overgrown

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.
  • (In the form "An overgrown X") Something which has grown bigger but has not changed its character.
    • He spends so much money on new technology, he's like an overgrown schoolboy buying toys.

    Verb

    (head)

    • overgrassed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass.
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913)