Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the Rev. T. R. Malthus (1766–1834), an English economist, or to the doctrines set forth in his “Essay on the Principle of Population.”
  • noun A follower of Malthus; a believer in Malthusianism.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A follower of Malthus.
  • adjective Of or pertaining to the political economist, the Rev. T. R. Malthus, or conforming to his views. See Malthus.

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  • adjective of, or relating to Malthus or his views on human population and world resources

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  • noun a believer in Malthusian theory
  • adjective of or relating to Thomas Malthus or to Malthusianism

Etymologies

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From Malthus +‎ -ian.

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Examples

  • In 1877, Dr. C.R. Dr.sdale founded the Malthusian League, and edited a periodical, _The Malthusian_, aided throughout by his wife, Dr. Alice Dr.sdale Vickery.

    Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society Havelock Ellis 1899

  • H = Le/loge2 ~ 1. 44Le ( 'bits'/generation) where Le is the substitutional load measured in 'Malthusian parameters'.

    Death of a popular anti-ID argument 2007

  • The world's population has exploded in Malthusian numbers.

    Canada's Immigration Policy 1994

  • My point is that when you look at the data from a country perspective, it appears that there are two modes of economic development: imperceptible improvement (what Clark calls the Malthusian trap); or rapid, accelerating gains in the standard of living.

    Cowen, Clark, and Malthus, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Often these well-meaning folk were what I would describe as Malthusian Social Darwinists for whom Garrett Hardin's 'lifeboat ethic' was gospel the very same folks who are regressive and simple minded in the Sierra Club when it comes to immigration and population issues; Paul Ehrlich's work looms large here too.

    Governing the Eco-Commons 2006

  • The figure is well formed, except the bosom, whose shape prolonged lactation, probably upon the principle called Malthusian, soon destroys; hence the first child is said to “make the breasts fall.”

    Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003

  • The Rev.Dr. Thomas Robert Malthus, who in 1798 issued the first of those works which exemplified what is called the Malthusian doctrine, also advocated celibacy or absolute continence until middle age.

    Woman and the New Race Margaret Sanger 1924

  • The Rev.Dr. Thomas Robert Malthus, who in 1798 issued the first of those works which exemplified what is called the Malthusian doctrine, also advocated celibacy or absolute continence until middle age.

    Continence—Is It Practicable or Desirable 1920

  • He was, that is, a Malthusian in the sense of believing that the great problem was essentially the problem of raising the self-respect and spirit of independence of the poor.

    The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill Leslie Stephen 1868

  • The figure is well formed, except the bosom, whose shape prolonged lactation, probably upon the principle called Malthusian, soon destroys; hence the first child is said to "make the breasts fall."

    Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855

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