Thick·ly, adv. In a thick manner; deeply; closely.
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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" [syn:
densely] [ant: thinly]
3: with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick"
[syn: thick] [ant: 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" [ant: thinly]
5: in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick" [syn:
thick]