overpeopledadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈpiːpld/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈpipəld/

Forms: see over- prefix and peopled adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, peopled adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + peopled adj. Compare slightly later overpeople v. Compare under-peopled adj.

Having an excess of people; overpopulated. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [adjective] > populous > excessively

overpeopled1671

congested1862

overspilling1959

1671 P. M. Hairy-giants To Rdr. sig. A3 These particular Islands may be beneficial, they being very fruitful, not over peopled.

1819 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) IV. 979 Give to our over-peopled Island the limitless back-settlements of America.

a1882 D. F. MacCarthy Bridal of Year in Poems (1884) 13 The pestilential vapours Of the over-peopled town.

a1935 W. Watson Poems (1936) 46 The over-peopled brain Of Chopin floods with dreams the impassioned night.

1994 Seattle Times (Nexis) 15 Dec. c12 With the exception of such incomprehensibly overpeopled places such as Tiger Mountain State Forest, you will never fight for a parking spot at a trailhead in December.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overpeopled
释义	overpeopledadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpiːpld/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈpipəld/ Forms: see over- prefix and peopled adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, peopled adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + peopled adj. Compare slightly later overpeople v. Compare under-peopled adj. Having an excess of people; overpopulated. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [adjective] > populous > excessively overpeopled1671 congested1862 overspilling1959 1671 P. M. Hairy-giants To Rdr. sig. A3 These particular Islands may be beneficial, they being very fruitful, not over peopled. 1819 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) IV. 979 Give to our over-peopled Island the limitless back-settlements of America. a1882 D. F. MacCarthy Bridal of Year in Poems (1884) 13 The pestilential vapours Of the over-peopled town. a1935 W. Watson Poems (1936) 46 The over-peopled brain Of Chopin floods with dreams the impassioned night. 1994 Seattle Times (Nexis) 15 Dec. c12 With the exception of such incomprehensibly overpeopled places such as Tiger Mountain State Forest, you will never fight for a parking spot at a trailhead in December. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1671
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