ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Thickly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈθɪkli/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Thickly is an adverb meaning In a thick manner.

Meaning

In a thick manner.

Example Sentences

These he held aside, ushering her into a dark sanctuary resinously scented and thickly carpeted with pine needles.
Through the thickly wooded and precipitous slopes on either side of the line there are one or two short rock tunnels.
In a large bedroom upstairs, the window of which was thickly curtained with a great woollen shawl lately discarded by the landlady, Mrs Rolliver, were gathered on this evening nearly a dozen persons, all seeking vinous bliss; all old inhabitants of the nearer end of Marlott, and frequenters of this retreat.

Word Forms

Synonyms for thickly

Depending on context, synonyms include thick, densely.

Antonyms for thickly

Common opposites include thinly, thin, lightly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include densely, profusely, heavily, compactly, closely, tightly.

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