well-populatedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈpɒpjᵿleɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈpɑpjəˌleɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., populate v.², -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < well adv. + populate v.² + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly later populated adj.¹

Densely populated; having many inhabitants.

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

well-inhabited?a1425

populousc1425

well-peopleda1475

well-occupied1555

populate?1575

popular1588

well-populated1654

1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders 56 A City very well populated, and suspitiously seated, being the chiefest Key of those Confines.

1718 G. J. Geogr. Epitomiz'd 61 Jersey-island..contains 12 Parishes well populated.

1797 H. A. Freeman tr. L. S. Mercier Astræa's Return iv. 11 I was surprised to find the streets so clean, and so free from bustle and confusion; and yet the city appeared well populated.

1834 ‘P. Reedpen’ Our Town II. 285 It appeared to him likely to be more pleasant for a man of his notions and habits to be the rajah of a well-populated country than one which was uninhabited.

1925 A. E. Newton Greatest Bk. in World v. 141 The Great Valley Baptist Church..has been standing for well on to two centuries in a large, well-cared-for, and well-populated churchyard.

1963 Times 13 Mar. 14/7 A muntjac buck ventured into a well-populated corner of Hertfordshire.

2011 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 Dec. l1 Because money was tight, they did their selling from a bicycle, travelling through their town and making sure to hit the well-populated areas.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-populated
释义	well-populatedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈpɒpjᵿleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈpɑpjəˌleɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., populate v.², -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < well adv. + populate v.² + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly later populated adj.¹ Densely populated; having many inhabitants. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [adjective] > populous well-inhabited?a1425 populousc1425 well-peopleda1475 well-occupied1555 populate?1575 popular1588 well-populated1654 1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders 56 A City very well populated, and suspitiously seated, being the chiefest Key of those Confines. 1718 G. J. Geogr. Epitomiz'd 61 Jersey-island..contains 12 Parishes well populated. 1797 H. A. Freeman tr. L. S. Mercier Astræa's Return iv. 11 I was surprised to find the streets so clean, and so free from bustle and confusion; and yet the city appeared well populated. 1834 ‘P. Reedpen’ Our Town II. 285 It appeared to him likely to be more pleasant for a man of his notions and habits to be the rajah of a well-populated country than one which was uninhabited. 1925 A. E. Newton Greatest Bk. in World v. 141 The Great Valley Baptist Church..has been standing for well on to two centuries in a large, well-cared-for, and well-populated churchyard. 1963 Times 13 Mar. 14/7 A muntjac buck ventured into a well-populated corner of Hertfordshire. 2011 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 Dec. l1 Because money was tight, they did their selling from a bicycle, travelling through their town and making sure to hit the well-populated areas. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1654
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