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Definition of thickly - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
texturewith a thick consistency
- The sauce was spread thickly on the bread.
2.
densityin a dense or concentrated manner
- The fog settled thickly over the town.
3.
speechspoken unclearly as if with a thick tongue
- He spoke thickly after the dental procedure.
4.
sequenceRare in quick succession or closely togetherRare
- The raindrops fell thickly on the roof.
Expressions with thickly
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having many people living close together
The city is thickly settled with diverse communities.
Origin of thickly
Old English, thicce (dense)
Terms with thickly included in their meaning
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growth
growing thickly and densely
full cover
covering completely or thickly
growth
grow thickly or densely
application
apply thickly or heavily
cooking
spread a substance thickly on a surface
landscape
having trees and plants growing thickly over the surface
application
apply something thickly or heavily
application
apply a substance thickly
food
cut thickly into steak fries
application
thickly spread or applied
thickly
in a thick or sticky manner
grimy
thickly coated with grime or filth
painting method
technique of applying paint thickly
food
product designed to be spread thickly
hair
thickly tangled mess
Examples of thickly in a sentence
He spread the frosting thickly over the cake. Snow fell thickly on the mountain slopes. Leaves were piled thickly on the forest floor. She mumbled thickly, making it hard to understand. The actor delivered his lines thickly, adding to the character's charm. Leaves fell thickly in the autumn breeze.
Snowflakes landed thickly on the ground.
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- French:densément, fortement, ...
- German:dick, dicht, ...
- Italian:spessa, fittamente, ...
- Spanish:espesamente, densamente, ...
- Portuguese:espessamente, densamente, ...
- Chinese:浓稠地, 浓浓地, ...
- Japanese:たっぷりと, 濃く, ...
- Arabic:بِكَثَافَة, بِغِزارَة, ...
- Hebrew:בְּאֹפֶן סָמִיךְ, בִּצְפִיפוּת, ...
- Russian:густо, плотным слоем, ...
- Ukrainian:густо, нечітко, ...
- Hindi:मोटी परत में, घने तरीके से, ...
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