English dictionary
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English adverb: thickly | |||
| 1. | thickly spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue | ||
| Samples | After a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly. | ||
| 2. | thickly in a concentrated manner | ||
| Samples | Old houses are often so densely packed that perhaps three or four have to be demolished for every new one built. A thickly populated area. | ||
| Synonyms | densely | ||
| Antonyms | thinly | ||
| 3. | thickly with a thick consistency | ||
| Samples | The blood was flowing thick. | ||
| Synonyms | thick | ||
| Antonyms | thin, thinly | ||
| 4. | thickly with thickness; in a thick manner | ||
| Samples | Spread 1/4 lb softened margarine or cooking fat fairly thickly all over the surface. We were visiting a small, thickly walled and lovely town with straggling outskirt. | ||
| Antonyms | thinly, lightly | ||
| 5. | thickly in quick succession | ||
| Samples | Misfortunes come fast and thick. | ||
| Synonyms | thick | ||
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