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non populous
pop·u·lous
/
ˈpɒp
yə
ləs
/
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[
pop
-y
uh
-l
uh
s
]
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adjective
1.
full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily
populated
.
2.
jammed or crowded with people:
There's no more populous place than Times Square on New Year's Eve.
3.
forming or comprising a large number or quantity:
Because of epidemics the tribes are not nearly so populous as they once were.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
populus
<
Latin
populōsus.
See
people
,
-ous
Related forms
pop·u·lous·ly,
adverb
pop·u·lous·ness,
noun
non·pop·u·lous,
adjective
non·pop·u·lous·ly,
adverb
non·pop·u·lous·ness,
noun
o·ver·pop·u·lous,
adjective
o·ver·pop·u·lous·ly,
adverb
o·ver·pop·u·lous·ness,
noun
un·pop·u·lous,
adjective
un·pop·u·lous·ly,
adverb
un·pop·u·lous·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
populace
,
population
,
populous.
Synonyms
2.
swarming, packed, teeming.
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populous
(ˈpɒpjʊləs)
—
adj
containing many inhabitants; abundantly populated
[C15: from Late Latin
populōsus
]
'populously
—
adv
'populousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
populous
c.1449, from L. populosus (c.160) "full of people, populous," from populus "people."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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