populous
[ pop-yuh-luhs ]
/ ˈpɒp yə ləs /
adjective
full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily populated.
jammed or crowded with people: There's no more populous place than Times Square on New Year's Eve.
forming or comprising a large number or quantity: Because of epidemics the tribes are not nearly so populous as they once were.
OTHER WORDS FROM populous
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH populous
populace population populousWords nearby populous
population pyramid,
populism,
populist,
populist party,
populist shop steward,
populous,
popé,
por,
por favor,
porae,
porangi
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British Dictionary definitions for populous
populous
/ (ˈpɒpjʊləs) /
adjective
containing many inhabitants; abundantly populated
Derived forms of populous
populously, adverb populousness, nounWord Origin for populous
C15: from Late Latin
populōsus