OUTGROWN

OUTGROW

outgrow

(verb) grow too large or too mature for; “I have outgrown these clothes”; “She outgrew her childish habits”

outgrow

(verb) grow faster than

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

outgrown

past participle of outgrow

Anagrams

• grown out

Source: Wiktionary


OUTGROW

Out*grow", v. t. [imp. Outgrew; p. p. Outgrown; p. pr. & vb. n. Outgrowing.]

1. To surpass in growing; to grow more than. Shak.

2. To grow out of or away from; to grow too large, or too aged, for; as, to outgrow clothing; to outgrow usefulness; to outgrow an infirmity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 October 2024

DATELESS

(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”


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