单词 | over-populousness |
释义 | over-populousnessn. Now rare. The state or condition of having too large a population; overpopulation. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [noun] > excessive or surplus overflow1589 surchargement1613 over-populousness1817 overpopulation1862 overspill1884 1817 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population i. v. 117 Overpopulousness would at all times increase the natural propensity of savages to war. 1861 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) 19 31 Their absorption in the struggle for existence forced upon them by the immense over-populousness of the empire. 1885 J. A. Bonar Malthus & his Work iv. 101 Over-populousness would lead to greater infanticide and vice, which would become habitual. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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