undergrown

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ grown.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

undergrown (not comparable)

1. insufficiently grown; not having grown to a normal or suitable size.
2. (obsolete) having pubic hair
   • 1733, Robert Seymour, A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjacent, volume 1, page 90:

     That I will soon wete (answered the Collector) and taking the young Maiden dishonestly, turned her up to search whether she were undergrown with Hair or not;