multitudinous

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Existing in multitudes or great numbers

   Existing in multitudes or great numbers; very numerous; innumerable.

   • The great impoſtume of the realme vvas dravvne / Euen to a head: the multitudinous ſpavvne / VVas the corruption, vvhich did make it ſvvell / VVith hop'd ſedition (the burnt ſeed of hell.)
   • There vvas alſo another parting ſpeach, vvhich vvas to haue been preſented in the perſon of a youth, and accompanied vvith diuerſe Gentlemens yonger ſonnes of the Countrey, but by reaſon of the Multitudinous preſſe, vvas alſo hindred.
   • [T]he foundation of all, the Trinity, undermined by thoſe numerous, thoſe multitudinous Anthills of Socinians, that overflovv ſome parts of the Chriſtian vvorld, and multiply every vvhere.
2. 2

   Comprising a large number of features or parts

   Comprising a large number of features or parts; manifold, multiple, myriad; also, having a large number of forms.

   • [I]n a State ſo multitudinous, where ſo many flocks of people muſt be fed, it is impoſſible to haue ſome Trades to ſtand, if they ſhould not Lye.
   • It was the rocks of an isle beyond Inistore, which made that multitudinous roaring of the wind.
3. 3

   Of a body of water, the sea, etc.

   Of a body of water, the sea, etc.: huge, vast; also, having innumerable ripples.

   • VVill all great Neptunes ocean vvaſh this blood / Cleane from my Hand? no: this my Hand vvill rather / The multitudinous Seas incarnardine, / Making the Greene one, Red.
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   1. 4

      Followed by with

      Followed by with: crowded with many people or things.

      • The transport of a fierce and monstrous gladness / Spread thro' the multitudinous streets, fast flying / Upon the winds of fear; […]
      • [R]egard this Earth / Made multitudinous with thy slaves, whom thou / Requitest for knee-worship, prayer, and praise, / And toil, and hecatombs of broken hearts, / With fear and self-contempt and barren hope.
      • Therefore the lot o' the master is, to live / In a home multitudinous with herds, […]
   2. 5

      Of or relating to the multitude (“common people

      Of or relating to the multitude (“common people; masses”).

   3. 6

      Very fruitful or productive

      Very fruitful or productive; prolific.

      • [T]wo very multitudinous versifiers, Mr. Nightshade and Mr. Mac Laurel, who followed the trade of poetry, but occasionally indulged themselves in the composition of bad criticism.

The neighborhood

• neighbormultiplicity
• neighbormultitude