thickly

• Adverbe signifiant 'en couche épaisse' ou 'de manière dense', décrivant souvent l'épaisseur, la consistance ou l'abondance de quelque chose. Peut concerner l'épaisseur physique (par exemple, étalé en couche épaisse), la densité de croissance (par exemple, des arbres poussant dru) ou la qualité de la parole (par exemple, parler avec un fort accent).

An adverb meaning 'in a thick manner,' often describing the density, consistency, or abundance of something. It can refer to physical thickness (e.g., spread thickly), density of growth (e.g., trees growing thickly), or a quality of speech (e.g., accent thickly pronounced).

1. In a dense or heavy mannerB1formal

   In a way that is dense, heavy, or with a lot of substance.

   de manière épaisse/dense

   • The fog lay thickly over the valley.
   • He spread the butter thickly on the bread.
   • The forest grew thickly along the riverbank.

   Synonymescloselycompactlydenselysolidly

   Antonymesdelicatelyfinelylightlysparselythinly

2. In a crowded or abundant wayB2formal

   In a way that is filled with many things or people close together.

   de manière dense/abondante

   • The audience was packed thickly into the small hall.
   • Stars were scattered thickly across the night sky.
   • The city is thickly populated with tourists in summer.

   Synonymesabundantlycloselycompactlydenselyprofusely

   Antonymessparselythinly