under-peopledadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈpiːpld/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈpipəld/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix¹, peopled adj.

Etymology: < under- prefix¹ + peopled adj. Compare overpeopled adj.

(under- prefix¹ 5(a).)

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [adjective] > insufficiently populated

under-peopleda1687

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) Pref. sig. a 1^v There is no Trade nor Employment for the People, and yet..the Land is under-peopled.

1706 J. Arbuthnot Sermon on Union 10 This is the chief Cause, why Scotland..is under Peopled.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. ix. 113 A new colony must always for some time be..more underpeopled..than the greater part of other countries.

1834 H. Martineau Moral Many Fables i. 24 The question is not now, as it was when the country was underpeopled.

1862 Q. Rev. Apr. 510 A valuable acquisition to any underpeopled colony.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	under-peopled
释义	under-peopledadj. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈpiːpld/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈpipəld/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix¹, peopled adj. Etymology: < under- prefix¹ + peopled adj. Compare overpeopled adj. (under- prefix¹ 5(a).) ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [adjective] > insufficiently populated under-peopleda1687 a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) Pref. sig. a 1^v There is no Trade nor Employment for the People, and yet..the Land is under-peopled. 1706 J. Arbuthnot Sermon on Union 10 This is the chief Cause, why Scotland..is under Peopled. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. ix. 113 A new colony must always for some time be..more underpeopled..than the greater part of other countries. View more context for this quotation 1834 H. Martineau Moral Many Fables i. 24 The question is not now, as it was when the country was underpeopled. 1862 Q. Rev. Apr. 510 A valuable acquisition to any underpeopled colony. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1687
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