Malthusian

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Malthusian

/mælˈθjuːzɪən/ UK

adjective more Malthusian · most Malthusian

Of, or relating to Thomas Malthus (1766–1834) or his views on human population and world resources. For first, this college life, opening to scholarships, and ending, perchance, as you political economists would desire, in Malthusian fellowships,—premiums for celibacy,— consider what manner of thing it is!

noun Malthusians

A supporter of the ideas of Thomas Malthus. As Tess grew older, and began to see how matters stood, she felt quite a Malthusian towards her mother for thoughtlessly giving her so many little sisters and brothers, when it was such a trouble to nurse and provide for them.

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adj of, or relating to Malthus or his views

Português	malthusiano
Français	malthusien
Italiano	maltusiano
Русский	мальтузиа́нский malʹtuziánskij

noun a supporter of the ideas of Thomas Malthus

Русский	мальтузиа́нец malʹtuziánec

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@misc{malthusian_2026,
  title = {Malthusian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malthusian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}