thickly

  • (r) spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
    • after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly
  • (r) in a concentrated manner
    • 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
    densely,
  • (r) with a thick consistency
    • the blood was flowing thick
    thick,
  • (r) with thickness; in a thick manner
    • 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
  • (r) in quick succession
    • misfortunes come fast and thick
    thick,

Synonyms

densely thick

Antonyms

thinly thin lightly

Words of close approximity

thicken thicket
thickly settled