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Inhabitable vs Overpopulated - What's the difference?

inhabitable | overpopulated |

As adjectives the difference between inhabitable and overpopulated

is that inhabitable is fit to live in; habitable (see inflammable for usage note while overpopulated is having a higher population than can be sustained in an area.

As a verb overpopulated is

past tense of overpopulate.

inhabitable

English

Etymology 1

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • fit to live in; habitable (see inflammable for usage note)
  • * John Locke
  • Systems of inhabitable planets.
    Antonyms
    * uninhabitable

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) inhabitable, from (etyl)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Not habitable; not suitable to be inhabited.
  • * Shakespeare
  • The frozen ridges of the Alps / Or other ground inhabitable .
    ----

    overpopulated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overpopulate)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a higher population than can be sustained in an area.
  • See also

    * overcrowded