Dictionary Definition
thickly adv
1 spoken with poor articulation as if with a
thick tongue; "after a few drinks he was beginning to speak
thickly"
2 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" [syn: densely] [ant: thinly]
4 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" [ant: thinly]
5 in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and
thick" [syn: thick]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adverb
thickly- In a thick manner.