adv. | 1. | In a thick manner; deeply; closely. |
Adv. | 1. | thickly - spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue; "after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly" |
2. | thickly - 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" Synonyms: densely Antonyms: thinly - in a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown mountainside" | |
3. | thickly - with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick" Synonyms: thick | |
4. | thickly - 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" | |
5. | thickly - in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick" Synonyms: thick |