full of people; crowded or thickly populated
Origin of populous
Classical Latin populosus from populus, peoplepopulous
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populous
adjective
Containing many people or inhabitants; having a large population.
Origin of populous
Middle English from Latin populōsus from populus the people ; see popular .Related Forms:
- pop′u·lous·ly
adverb
- pop′u·lous·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more populous, superlative most populous)
- Having a large population.
- China is the most populous country in the world.
- (of a language) Spoken by a large number of people.
- Chinese is the most populous language.
- Densely populated.
- The Nile delta is a populous region.
- Crowded with people.
- Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.
Origin
First used in English in the mid 15th century; from Latin populosus (“full of people, populous").
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