From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Populous \Pop"u*lous\, adjective [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.
Heaven, yet populous, retains Number sufficient to possess her realms. --Milton.
2. Popular; famous. [Obs.] --J. Webster.
3. Common; vulgar. [Obs.] --Arden of Feversham.
4. Numerous; in large number. [Obs.] ''The dust . . . raised by your populous troops.'' --Shak. -- {Pop"u*lous*ly}, adverb -- {Pop"u*lous*ness}, noun
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