Modifies a noun

• suburb: By 1870 Sydenham had become a thriving and populous suburb and there was obviously a need for a more modern and prestigious inn.

• district: These places are populous districts on both sides of the river Taff near Merthyr.

• nation: Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation, reported its first three suspected cases.

• neighborhood: The above Property is well situated in a large & populous neighborhood.

• parish: It was still a fairly populous parish with a population of over 2200.

• city: Some islands only have towers in the most populous cities.

Modifying Another Word

• very: The parish was neither very large nor very populous.

• so: The squares, moreover, are not nearly so crowded or so populous as the streets and the other parts of the city.

• infinitely: Newcastle is a spacious, extended, infinitely populous place.

• highly: Soon after, however, the survivors found they had such great advantages that they became highly successful and eventually highly populous.

• fairly: It was still a fairly populous parish with a population of over 2200.

• however: They know this and respect the lenses of the eyes, however populous the assembly be.

Used with adjective complement

• become: As the village became more populous in the early 19th century, it acquired its own church.

• grow: The colonies grow more populous by the year, by the month.