thickly
adverb
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”
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Origin
From Middle English thikly; equivalent to thick + -ly.
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