Definition of THICKLY

thickly

Adverb

  • In a dense, crowded, or voluminous manner.
  • spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
    • "after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly"
  • in a concentrated manner
    • "a thickly populated area"
  • with a thick consistency
  • 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"
  • in quick succession

Adv

  • In a thick manner.

Examples

  • Words were THICKLY spread across the board, making it hard to find a blank tile spot.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English thikly; equivalent to thick + -ly.

Synonyms

densely, thick

Antonyms

thinly

Scrabble Score: 19

thickly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
thickly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
thickly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

thickly: valid Words With Friends Word