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English Dictionary: thickly by the DICT Development Group
2 results for thickly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thickly
adv
  1. spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue; "after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly"
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): densely, thickly
    Antonym(s): thinly
  3. with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick"
    Synonym(s): thickly, thick
    Antonym(s): thin, thinly
  4. 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"
    Antonym(s): lightly, thinly
  5. in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick"
    Synonym(s): thick, thickly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thickly \Thick"ly\, adv.
      In a thick manner; deeply; closely.
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