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jungly

[juhng-glee] / ˈdʒʌŋ gli /
ADJECTIVE
overgrown
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST




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When I go “around the world” at River Caves, drifting through vintage footage of jungly verdure and hieroglyph-carved columns, stalagmites and stalactites pincushioning manmade vistas, I translate myself into that state of feeling.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2018

Many scrambled down the jungly slopes toward the lake.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 27, 2018

Jibila is the traditional ruler — the paramount chief — of Penguia, a little domain of jungly hills and dusty villages 250 miles from the capital.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2014

In 2010 visitors to Metropolitan Museum’s roof could climb a jungly maze of bamboo stalks.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2012

She ducked under the tangled honeysuckle toward the garden path, using her trowel like a machete to hack through some overgrown vines that crowded her jungly little porch.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver


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