congested

adjective

con·​gest·​ed kən-ˈje-stəd How to pronounce congested (audio)
1
: extremely or excessively full or crowded
The trains ferried orphaned and abandoned kids from the congested East to new families and new lives in the heartland.
… it must be clear that the continuance is not being granted solely because of the court's congested calendar.The National Law Journal
Under the pressure of the weather conditions, congested traffic and wind shear, the crew never was able to stabilize the airplane on the ILS approach into JFK and had to execute a missed approach.Patrick R. Veillette
2
medical : containing an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus
congested lungs/sinuses

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Osborn and her peers shared frustrations familiar to communities that have the weight of quick and unavoidable growth thrust upon them: the roads were too congested; there weren’t enough stores; local leaders seemed to be reacting to change haphazardly, not managing it deliberately. Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025 Lawmakers from Maryland and Virginia last year had argued that the airspace around the airport was too congested, and voted against a bill that would add more round-trip flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025 Dull skin becomes more radiant, while texture and congested pores are a thing of the past. Siena Gagliano, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025 Despite the reduction in scope, Fraga acknowledged that the development would still increase traffic on the already congested Northwest 87th Avenue, but emphasized that the revised plan was the best possible outcome, reducing the number of units by more than 1,000 from the original proposal. Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for congested 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of congested was circa 1830

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“Congested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congested. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

Medical Definition

congested

adjective
con·​gest·​ed kən-ˈjes-təd How to pronounce congested (audio)
: containing an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus
congested mucous membranes
congested lungs
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