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thickly

Letters that make thickly

k, l, c, h, t, i, y are letters that make 'thickly'

Words within thickly

hi, IC, thick, hick, ic, HI, Th are words within 'thickly'

thickly is a 7 letter word starting with t
thickly is a 7 letter word ending with y

5 possible definitions for 'thickly'

Thickly as "with thickness, in a thick manner"

Under this definition, thickly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

lightly, thinly have the opposite meaning of 'thickly'

Pertain to thickly

thick pertains to 'thickly'.

Example of thickly used within this context

"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"

Thickly as "with a thick consistency"

Under this definition, thickly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

thick has the same meaning as thickly

Antonyms

thin, thinly have the opposite meaning of 'thickly'

Pertain to thickly

thick pertains to 'thickly'.

Thickly as "spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue"

Under this definition, thickly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Pertain to thickly

thick, slurred pertain to 'thickly'.

Example of thickly used within this context

"after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly"

Thickly as "in quick succession"

Under this definition, thickly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

thick has the same meaning as thickly

Thickly as "in a concentrated manner"

Under this definition, thickly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

densely has the same meaning as thickly

Antonyms

thinly has the opposite meaning of thickly

Pertain to thickly

thick pertains to 'thickly'.

Example of thickly used within this context

"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"