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(adverb) spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue; "after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly" |
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(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" |
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Antonyms: thinly |
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(adverb) with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick" |
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Synonyms: thick |
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Antonyms: thinly |
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(adverb) 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" |
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Synonyms: densely |
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Antonyms: thinly |
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(adverb) in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick" |
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Synonyms: thick |
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