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Definitions: Thickly |
ThicklyAdverb1. 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". 3. With a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick". 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". 5. In quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "thickly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: ThicklySynonyms: densely (adv), thick (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonym: thinly (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Thickly |
| English words defined with "thickly": Afro ♦ bay myrtle, begrimed, Beplaster, beplastered, besmeared, Bestud, brake, bristling with, bushy ♦ daubed, densely, dingy ♦ foxtail grass ♦ grimy, grubby, grungy ♦ impasto ♦ Lycopodium alopecuroides ♦ Myrica cerifera ♦ overstuffed ♦ puckerbush ♦ raunchy, roan ♦ Semined, Setous, spreading ♦ thickly settled, thickspread ♦ Variolitic. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "thickly": Body-colour ♦ club chair ♦ hairstone ♦ Misnomers ♦ thick water, thickened water ♦ viscous water ♦ War. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Landscape photographs. View over thickly wooded area I.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | They took him under the elbows and lifted him to his feet, and he grumbled and cursed thickly, like a drunken man. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | WAR, n. A by-product of the arts of peace. The most menacing political condition is a period of international amity. The student of history who has not been taught to expect the unexpected may justly boast himself inaccessible to the light. "In time of peace prepare for war" has a deeper meaning than is commonly discerned; it means, not merely that all things earthly have an end -- that change is the one immutable and eternal law -- but that the soil of peace is thickly sown with the seeds of war and singularly suited to their germination and growth. It was when Kubla Khan had decreed his "stately pleasure dome" -- when, that is to say, there were peace and fat feasting in Xanadu -- that he heard from afar Ancestral voices prophesying war. One of the greatest of poets, Coleridge was one of the wisest of men, and it was not for nothing that he read us this parable. Let us have a little less of "hands across the sea," and a little more of that elemental distrust that is the security of nations. War loves to come like a thief in the night; professions of eternal amity provide the night. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Thickly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Thickly" is used about 391 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 391 | 14,189 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "thickly": fast and thickly ♦ lay it on thickly ♦ spread thickly ♦ thickly covered ♦ thickly populated ♦ thickly settled. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "thickly": thickly-bearded, thickly-branched, thickly-carpeted, thickly-forested, thickly-haired, thickly-impastoed, thickly-lashed, thickly-peopled country, thickly-populated, thickly-wooded. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "thickly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 厚实地. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | silnì (hard, heavily, painfully, strongly, violently), hustì (densely, heavily, thick). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tiheään (densely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | touffu (thick, thickly covered). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | dick (big, bold, bulky, close, corpulent, fat, full, grossly, heavily, heavy, hefty, large, plump, stout, swollen, thick, turbid, turbidly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | sűrűn lakott vidék (densely populated district, thickly populated district), nagy nnépsűrűségű vidék (thickly populated district). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | grosso (big, bold, bouncing, corpulent, fat, great, gross, heavy, important, large, lumping, portly, thick). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | へぼ医者 (all over, being sticky, bloody fool!, blunder, bungle, chattering, clinging, closely, empty, frivolous, gaffe, gooey, hard, hungry, messy, must, non-stop talking, prattling, quack doctor, shall, should, speaking indiscreetly, squished flat, sticky, to commit a blunder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | べったり (closely, hard). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 두껍게 (thick, Thicker, Thickest). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | feer chlannit (thickly populated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | icklythay apãsat (bold, emphatic, energetic, heavily, heavy, pressed). (various references) густо (densely). (various references) učestalo (frequently, oft, time and again), nejasno (darkly, dimly, fuzzily, indistinctly, vaguely), gusto (densely), debelo. (various references) sık (close, dense, frequent, often, thick), koyuca, kalınca (thickish), kalın bir şekilde. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Ezekiel Chapter 36, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai plhqunw ef' umaV anqrwpouV kai kthnh kai katoikiw umaV wV to en arch umwn kai eu poihsw umaV wsper ta emprosqen umwn kai gnwsesqe oti egw eimi kurioV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et replebo vos hominibus et iumentis et multiplicabuntur et crescent et habitari vos faciam sicut a principio bonisque donabo maioribus quam habuistis ab initio et scietis quia ego Dominus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And I shal fulfil you with men and beestis, and thei shuln be multiplied, and shuln waxe; and I shal make you for to dwelle as fro the bygynnyng, and I shal yeue with gretter goodis than ye hadden fro the bygynnynge; and ye shuln wite, for I the Lord. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old states, and will do better to you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Man and beast will be increased in you, and they will have offspring and be fertile: I will make you thickly peopled as you were before, and will do more for you than at the first: and you will be certain that I am the Lord. |
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| Language | Ezekiel Chapter 36, Verse 11 |
| Cebuano | Ug padaghanon ko diha kaninyo ang tawo ug ang mananap; ug sila modaghan ug magamabungaon; ug himoon ko nga pagapuy-an kamo ingon sa karaan ninyong kahimtang, ug buhaton ko ang labi pang maayo kaninyo kay sa inyong mga sinugdanan: ug kamo managpakaila nga ako mao si Jehova. |
| Croatian | Razmnožit æu po vama ljude i stoku, oni æe se namnožiti i naploditi - te æu vas napuèiti kao nekoæ i obasuti vas dobrima više nego prije! I znat æete da sam ja Jahve! |
| Danish | jeg gør Mennesker og Dyr mangfoldige på eder, ja de skal blive mangfoldige og frugtbare; jeg lader eder bebos som i fordums Tider og gør det bedre for eder end i Fortiden; og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN. |
| Dutch | Ja, Ik zal mensen en beesten op u vermenigvuldigen, en zij zullen vermenigvuldigd worden en vruchtbaar zijn; en Ik zal u doen bewonen, als in uw vorige tijden, ja, Ik zal het beter maken dan in uw beginselen; en gij zult weten, dat Ik de HEERE ben. |
| Finnish | Ja minä lisään teille ihmisiä ja karjaa runsaasti, ja ne lisääntyvät ja ovat hedelmälliset. Minä teen teidät asutuiksi, niinkuin olitte muinaisina päivinänne, ja teen hyvää vielä enemmän kuin alkuaikoinanne. Ja te tulette tietämään, että minä olen Herra. |
| French | Je multiplierai sur vous les hommes et les animaux; Ils multiplieront et seront féconds; Je veux que vous soyez habitées comme auparavant, Et je vous ferai plus de bien qu`autrefois; Et vous saurez que je suis l`Éternel. |
| German | Ja, ich will bei euch der Leute und des Viehs viel machen, daß sie sich mehren und wachsen sollen. Und ich will euch wieder bewohnt machen wie vorher und will euch mehr Gutes tun denn zuvor je; und ihr sollt erfahren, daß ich der HERR sei. |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen pral fè ni moun ni bèt peple nan peyi a. Yo pral vin anpil, y'ap fè anpil pitit, m'ap fè nou rete kote nou te konn rete anvan an. M'ap fè nou viv pi byen pase jan nou te konn viv la. Lè sa a, n'a konnen se mwen menm ki Seyè a. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Penduduk dan ternakmu akan Kutambah, sehingga menjadi sangat banyak, lebih banyak dari semula, dan mereka akan beranak cucu banyak. Mereka akan hidup di sana seperti semula dan Kujadikan makmur, seperti belum pernah kamu alami. Maka tahulah mereka bahwa Akulah TUHAN. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dan Aku akan memperbanyakkan di atasmu baik manusia baik binatang, maka mereka itu akan bertambah-tambah dan berbiak-biak, dan Aku memberi kamu diduduki pula seperti pada zaman dahulu-dahulu, dan Aku akan mengaruniakan kepadamu barang yang baik, terlebih banyak dari dahulu-dahulu, dan akan diketahui olehmu, bahwa Aku ini Tuhan! |
| Maori | Ka tini ano i ahau nga tangata ki a koutou, me nga kararehe; a ka tini ratou, ka hua; ka meinga hoki koutou e ahau kia nohoia, kia pera me to mua, a ka pai atu taku e mea ai ki a koutou i to o koutou timatanga: a ka mohio koutou ko Ihowa ahau. |
| Norwegian | Jeg vil føre mennesker og fe i mengde op på eder, og de skal økes og være fruktbare; jeg vil la det bo folk på eder som i fordums tider og gjøre mere vel mot eder enn i eders første tid, og I skal kjenne at jeg er Herren. |
| Rumanian | Voi knmulyi pe oamenii wi vitele, cari vor crewte wi se vor knmulyi: voi face sq fiyi locuiyi ca wi mai knainte, wi vq voi face mai mult bine deckt odinioarq; wi veyi wti cq Eu sknt Domnul. |
| Spanish | Multiplicaré sobre vosotros a hombres y animales; se multiplicarán y fructificarán. Os haré habitar como solíais en el pasado; os haré mejores que en vuestros comienzos. Y sabréis que yo soy Jehovah. |
| Swedish | Ja, jag skall församla på eder människor och boskap i myckenhet, och de skola föröka sig och bliva fruktsamma. Jag skall låta eder bliva bebodda, alldeles såsom I fordom voren; ja, jag skall göra eder ännu mer gott, än I förut fingen röna; och I skolen förnimma att jag är HERREN. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Thickly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: thickle, thicky, tinctly, trickly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "thickly" (pronounced thi"klē) |
| 4 | -i" k l ē | prickly, quickly, sickly, slickly. |
| 3 | -k l ē | academically, acoustically, aerobically, aerodynamically, aesthetically, alchemically, algebraically, alphabetically, analytically, anatomically, angelically, apologetically, artistically, astronomically, athletically, authentically, automatically, basically, biologically, biweekly, blankly, briskly, brusquely, categorically, characteristically, chemically, chronologically, classically, cosmetically, darkly, democratically, demographically, diplomatically, dogmatically, domestically, dramatically, drastically, ecologically, economically, ecstatically, emphatically, energetically, enthusiastically, erratically, ethnically, euphemistically, fantastically, forensically, frankly, generically, genetically, geometrically, geopolitically, graphically, grotesquely, heroically, hypothetically, hysterically, ideologically, idiotically, ironically, likely, linguistically, logically, logistically, lyrically, mechanically, medically, meekly, metaphorically, microscopically, musically, newsweekly, numerically, obliquely, optically, organically, paradoxically, pathologically, phonetically, physiologically, poetically, practically, prolifically, psychologically, publically, publicly, radically, realistically, rhetorically, rhythmically, sarcastically, sleekly, sparkly, specifically, sporadically, starkly, stoically, strategically, stylistically, symmetrically, synthetically, systematically, systemically, terrifically, thematically, theologically, tragically, typically, uncharacteristically, undiplomatically, uniquely, unlikely, unrealistically, vertically, volcanically, weakly, weekly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-h-i-k-l-t-y" | |
-2 letters: itchy, kilty, licht, lytic, thick. | |
-3 letters: chit, city, clit, hick, hilt, icky, itch, kilt, kith, lich, lick, tick. | |
-4 letters: chi, hic, hit, ich, ick, icy, ilk, khi, kit, lit, thy, tic, til. | |
-5 letters: hi, it, li, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-h-i-k-l-t-y" | |
+2 letters: sketchily. | |
+3 letters: ticklishly, trickishly. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 68 69 63 6B 6C 79 |
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