Populously

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Heaven, yet populous, retains
              Number sufficient to possess her realms. --Milton.
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     2. Popular; famous. [Obs.] --J. Webster.
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     3. Common; vulgar. [Obs.] --Arden of Feversham.
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     4. Numerous; in large number. [Obs.] "The dust . . . raised
        by your populous troops." --Shak.
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        {Pop"u*lous*ness}, n.
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