ˈoutgrown, ppl. a.
[out- 11.]
† a. That has grown out or into prominence. b. That has been grown out of, or left behind in growth.
| 1549 Cheke Hurt Sedit. (1641) 37 Counsellours to such an outgrown mischiefe. 1858 O. W. Holmes Chambered Nautilus v, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea. 1896 Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 464 The..deformities..originating from out-grown and misfitting boots. |