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thickly

DEFINITIONS OF: thickly

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adv with a thick consistency

Synonyms:
thick
Antonyms:
thin, thinly
without viscosity

adv 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”
Antonyms:
lightly, thinly
in a small quantity or extent

adv in a concentrated manner

“a thickly populated area”
Synonyms:
densely
Antonyms:
thinly
in a widely distributed manner

adv spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue

“after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly

adv in quick succession

Synonyms:
thick
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