densely

B2
US /ˈdɛnsli/
adv Freq #39175

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    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

  2. 2
    adv

    In a dense manner.

    The forest was densely populated with trees.

  3. 3
    adv

    in a stupid manner

Etymology

From dense + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a concentrated manner thickly
3 adv · in a stupid manner stupidly

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