undergrown

Example Sentences

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The undergrown underdog could be Peter Parker before he became Spider-Man.

From Time • Jul. 22, 2011

They are all overgrown boys, designed to appeal to the undergrown boys who are this movie's prime audience.

From Time Magazine Archive

Are the Olympians being spiteful, leaving you with no company except this undergrown fool?

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Compared to Narcissus, he looked like an undergrown troll.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

The weak, undergrown army officers were like men of straw before Amos and he disposed of them as easily.

From Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile) by Landman, Isaac