thickly Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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