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popu·lous (päp′yə ləs)
Related Forms:
- populously pop′u·lously adverb
- populousness pop′u·lous·ness noun
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
populous
modif.
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Modifies a noun
- suburb: By 1870 Sydenham had become a thriving and populous suburb and there was obviously a need for a more modern and prestigious inn.
Modifying Another Word
- very: The parish was neither very large nor very populous.
Used with adjective complement
- become: As the village became more populous in the early 19th century, it acquired its own church.
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Hell is a city much like Londonö A populous and smoky city.
A populous railway town of hideous brick shops and habitations.
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