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Malthusian, a. and n.|mælˈθjuːzɪən|
[f. the proper name Malthus + -ian.]
A. adj.
1. Pertaining to T. R. Malthus (1766–1835) or his teaching (see Malthusianism).
1821Shelley Lett. Pr. Wks. 1880 IV. 195 In the comparison of Platonic and Malthusian doctrines. 1839Carlyle Chartism x. (1840) 109 How often have we read in Malthusian benefactors of the species: ‘The working people have their condition in their own hands’. 1872W. R. Greg Enigmas 56 Terms on which alone, according to the Malthusian theory, plenty can be secured for all.
2. Befitting or characteristic of a Malthusian.
1891T. Hardy Tess i. v. I. 65 She felt Malthusian vexation with her mother for thoughtlessly giving her so many little brothers and sisters.
B. n. A follower or supporter of T. R. Malthus in his views on population.
1812R. Southey in Q. Rev. VIII. 324 The Malthusians observe..that the new discovery is matter of science. 1845Mill Diss. & Disc. (1875) II. 187 We need not wonder that the epithets of ‘Malthusians’ and ‘Political Economists’ are so often considered equivalent to hard-hearted, unfeeling, and enemies of the poor. 1885J. Bonar Malthus i. i. 4 A Malthusian is supposed to forbid all marriage. |