What is "populously"

Populous \Pop"u*lous\, a. [L. populosus, fr. populus people: cf. F. populeux.]

1. Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country.

   Heaven, yet populous, retains Number sufficient to possess her realms.
   --Milton.

2. Popular; famous. [Obs.]
   --J. Webster.

3. Common; vulgar. [Obs.]
   --Arden of Feversham.

4. Numerous; in large number. [Obs.] ``The dust . . . raised by your populous troops.''
   --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- Pop"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Pop"u*lous*ness, n.