congested adjective

/kənˈdʒes.tɪd/ adj

Definition

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too blocked or crowded and causing difficulties

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describes roads and towns where there is too much traffic and movement is made difficult

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describes someone who cannot breathe through their nose because it is blocked, usually during an infection

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describes lungs or other body parts that have become too full of blood or other liquid

/kənˈdʒes.tʃən/ n [U]

The (traffic) congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.

This spray helps to ease nasal congestion.

(Definition of congested adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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