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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thickly \Thick"ly\, adverb In a thick manner; deeply; closely.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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" [syn: {densely}] [ant: {thinly}]
3: with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick" [syn: {thick}] [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}]
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