overpopulated

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: ō'vər-pŏpʹyə-lāt(')ĭd, IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈpɑpjə(ˌ)leɪtɪd/
  • Rhymes: -ɒpjəleɪtɪd
  • Hyphenation: over‧pop‧u‧lat‧ed

Etymology 1

Verb form of overpopulate.

Verb

overpopulated

  1. simple past and past participle of overpopulate

Etymology 2

First recorded in 1828, predating overpopulate. From over- +‎ populated. Compare earlier overpeopled and overpopulous.[1]

Adjective

overpopulated (comparative more overpopulated, superlative most overpopulated)

  1. Having or consisting of a higher population than can be sustained.
    Synonyms: overpeopled, overpopulous
Translations

References

  1. ^ “overpopulated, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2016.
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