populous
populous
Definition
popu·lous (päp′yə ləs)
populous
Synonyms
populous
modif.
populous
Usage Examples
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.
- district: These places are populous districts on both sides of the river Taff near Merthyr.
- nation: Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation, reported its first three suspected cases.
- neighborhood: The above Property is well situated in a large & populous neighborhood.
- parish: It was still a fairly populous parish with a population of over 2200.
- city: Some islands only have towers in the most populous cities.
Modifying Another Word
- very: The parish was neither very large nor very populous.
- so: The squares, moreover, are not nearly so crowded or so populous as the streets and the other parts of the city.
- infinitely: Newcastle is a spacious, extended, infinitely populous place.
- highly: Soon after, however, the survivors found they had such great advantages that they became highly successful and eventually highly populous.
- fairly: It was still a fairly populous parish with a population of over 2200.
- however: They know this and respect the lenses of the eyes, however populous the assembly be.
Used with adjective complement
populous Quotes
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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