thickly

thickly
thick ADJECTIVE 1) with opposite sides or surfaces relatively far apart. 2) (of a garment or fabric) made of heavy material. 3) made up of a large number of things or people close together: thick forest. 4) (thick with) densely filled or covered with. 5) (of the air or atmosphere) opaque, heavy, or dense. 6) (of a liquid or a semi-liquid substance) relatively firm in consistency; not flowing freely. 7) informal of low intelligence; stupid. 8) (of a voice) not clear or distinct; hoarse or husky. 9) (of an accent) very marked and difficult to understand. 10) informal having a very close, friendly relationship.
NOUN (the thick) the middle or the busiest part: in the thick of battle.
a bit thick — Cf. ↑a bit thick
thick and fast — Cf. ↑thick and fast
(as) thick as thieves — Cf. ↑thick as thieves
(as) thick as two short planks (or as a plank) — Cf. ↑thick as two short planks
the thick end of — Cf. ↑the thick end of
through thick and thin — Cf. ↑through thick and thin
DERIVATIVES thickly adverb.
ORIGIN Old English.

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  • Thickly — Thick ly, adv. In a thick manner; deeply; closely. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • thickly — UK [ˈθɪklɪ] / US adverb 1) in a way that produces a thick layer or piece of something Slice the meat thickly. The snow was falling thickly all around us. The floor was thickly carpeted. 2) with many parts or things growing close together a… …   English dictionary

  • thickly — thick|ly [ˈθıkli] adv 1.) in a way that makes a thick piece or layer of something ▪ The cheese was sliced thickly. ▪ a thickly carpeted hallway 2.) thickly populated/wooded etc if an area is thickly populated, wooded etc, there are a lot of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thickly — adverb 1. spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue (Freq. 1) after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly • Derived from adjective: ↑thick 2. in a concentrated manner (Freq. 1) old houses are often so densely packed that… …   Useful english dictionary

  • thickly — adv. Thickly is used with these adjectives: ↑carpeted, ↑covered, ↑overgrown, ↑populated, ↑wooded Thickly is used with these verbs: ↑butter, ↑coat, ↑grow, ↑slice, ↑spread …   Collocations dictionary

  • thickly settled — index populous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • thickly — See thickish. * * * …   Universalium

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