THICKLY as ADVERB

  1. Meaning
    • in a concentrated manner
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    • 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
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  2. Meaning
    • in quick succession
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    • misfortunes come fast and thick
  3. Meaning
    • spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
    Usage Example(s)
    • after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly
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  4. Meaning
    • with thickness
    • in a thick manner
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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
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  5. Meaning
    • with a thick consistency
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    • the blood was flowing thick
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