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   congested

   /kənˈdʒɛstɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement: "the congested streets of the West End"
   • 2. (of a part of the body) abnormally full of blood: "congested arteries"
   • ▪ (of the respiratory tract) blocked with mucus so as to hinder breathing: "his nose was congested"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as congest in the sense ‘heap up, accumulate’): from Latin congerere ‘heap up’, from con- ‘together’ + gerere ‘bring’.

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