overcrowded

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adjective

Containing too many occupants for an area of its size.

OriginEnglish crowded ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

overcrowded1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of overcrowd

overcrowded2

adjectiveovercrowded (comparative more overcrowded, superlative most overcrowded)

comparative more overcrowded · superlative most overcrowded

  1. Containing too many occupants for an area of its size.

    I've spent hours on overcrowded trains, and time on ones which were almost empty, because the recovery [from COVID] has been uneven.

    2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 79

Origin

overcrowded · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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overcrowded · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishcrowded
  8. Englishovercrowded

From over- + crowded.

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Translations

Catalan superpoblat, massificat
  • superpoblatContaining too many occupants
  • massificatContaining too many occupants
French surpeuplé, bondé
  • surpeupléContaining too many occupants
  • bondéContaining too many occupants
  • surchargéContaining too many occupants
  • surfréquentéContaining too many occupants
German überfüllt
  • überfülltContaining too many occupants
Hungarian túlzsúfolt
  • túlzsúfoltContaining too many occupants
Māori whakaapiapi
  • whakaapiapiContaining too many occupants
Norwegian Bokmål overfylt
  • overfyltContaining too many occupants
Polish przepełniony, zatłoczony
  • przepełnionyContaining too many occupants
  • zatłoczonyContaining too many occupants
  • stłoczonyContaining too many occupants
  • przeludnionyContaining too many occupants
Portuguese sobrelotado, superlotado
  • sobrelotadoContaining too many occupants
  • superlotadoContaining too many occupants
Russian перепо́лненный
  • перепо́лненный (perepólnennyj)Containing too many occupants
Spanish demasiado amuchado
  • demasiado amuchadoContaining too many occupants
Cite this entry
APA

overcrowded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcrowded

MLA

“overcrowded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcrowded. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcrowded,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcrowded.

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