Found 2 items, similar to populous.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: populous populous adj : densely populated [syn: thickly settled]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Populous Populous \Pop"u*lous\, a. [L. populosus, fr. populus people: cf. F. populeux.] 1. Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country. [1913 Webster] Heaven, yet populous, retains Number sufficient to possess her realms. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Popular; famous. [Obs.] --J. Webster. [1913 Webster] 3. Common; vulgar. [Obs.] --Arden of Feversham. [1913 Webster] 4. Numerous; in large number. [Obs.] “The dust . . . raised by your populous troops.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- Pop"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Pop"u*lous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]