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Antonyms for thickly

Grammar : Adv
Spell : thik
Phonetic Transcription : θɪk

Definition of thickly

Origin :
  • Old English þicce "not thin, dense," from Proto-Germanic *theku-, *thekwia- (cf. Old Saxon thikki, Old High German dicchi, German dick, Old Norse þykkr, Old Frisian thikke), from PIE *tegu- "thick" (cf. Gaelic tiugh).
  • Secondary Old English sense of "close together" is preserved in thickset and proverbial phrase thick as thieves (1833). Meaning "stupid" is first recorded 1590s. Phrase thick and thin is in Chaucer (late 14c.); thick-skinned is attested from 1540s; in figurative sense from c.1600. To be in the thick of some action, etc., "to be at the most intense moment" is from 1680s, from a Middle English noun sense.
  • As in heavily : adv laboriously
  • As in obscurely : adv dimly
Example sentences :
  • He saw before him rough ground, thickly sown with underbrush.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Their hair was long and thickly matted, and mixed with fine brown, silky wool.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • I was thickly veiled so that I could not be recognised, and accompanied by a friend as escort.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • They were thickly wooded, for the most part with juniper and pine.
  • Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
  • The sacking with which he was covered, and his legs, were thickly covered with snow.
  • Extract from : « Master and Man » by Leo Tolstoy
  • It is the watchword of the most thickly coppered Copperheads.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • "This man Duncan who has disappeared so suddenly," he said thickly.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Their approach over the thickly carpeted floor was soundless.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • "Let there be peace between us, in God's name," said the Marquis thickly.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "Go on," he said thickly, and folded his arms tightly across his breast.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson

Synonyms for thickly

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