Thickly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue

in a concentrated manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈɪkli/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈɪkli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈɪkli/

2 syllables Say it as /θˈɪkli/.

Examples

after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly
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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thick densely

Antonyms

thinly

Parts of Speech

adverb	spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue “after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly”
adverb	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”
adverb	with a thick consistency “the blood was flowing thick”
adverb	with thickness; in a thick manner “spread 1/4 lb softened margarine or cooking fat fairly thickly all over the surface”
adverb	in quick succession “misfortunes come fast and thick”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dick

mit schlechter Artikulation gesprochen, als ob mit einer dicken Zunge

🇫🇷French

épaissement

parlé avec une mauvaise articulation, comme avec une langue épaisse

🇪🇸Spanish

espesamente

Habla con mala articulación, como si tuviera una lengua gruesa.

🇮🇹Italian

fittamente

parlato con scarsa articolazione come se si avesse una lingua spessa

🇳🇱Dutch

dik

gesproken met slechte articulatie, alsof met een dikke tong

🇵🇹Portuguese

densamente

falado com má articulação, como se tivesse uma língua grossa

🇷🇺Russian

густо

произносится с плохой артикуляцией, как будто с толстым языком

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घनी

खराब उच्चारण के साथ बोला जाता है जैसे कि मोटी जीभ से

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘন

দরিদ্র উচ্চারণে কথা বলা যেন মোটা জিভ দিয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

தடித்த

தடிமனான நாக்குடன் பேசுவது போல் மோசமான உச்சரிப்புடன் பேசப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మందంగా

మందపాటి నాలుకతో ఉన్నట్లుగా పేలవమైన ఉచ్ఛారణతో మాట్లాడతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

जाड

जाड जिभेने बोलल्यासारखे खराब उच्चार

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાડું

નબળા ઉચ્ચારણ સાથે બોલવામાં આવે છે જાણે જાડી જીભ સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಪ್ಪವಾಗಿ

ದಪ್ಪ ನಾಲಿಗೆಯಂತೆ ಕಳಪೆ ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കട്ടിയുള്ള

കട്ടിയുള്ള നാവ് പോലെ മോശം ഉച്ചാരണത്തോടെ സംസാരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਟੀ

ਮਾੜੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਨਾਲ ਬੋਲਿਆ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮੋਟੀ ਜੀਭ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

موٹی

کمزور لہجے کے ساتھ بولا جیسے موٹی زبان سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厚厚地

发音不清晰，就像舌头厚一样

🇯🇵Japanese

厚く

まるで厚い舌を使っているかのように、滑舌が悪くて話される

🇰🇷Korean

두껍게

두꺼운 혀를 가진 것처럼 발음이 좋지 않은 말을함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dày đặc

nói với khả năng phát âm kém như thể có một cái lưỡi dày

🇹🇭Thai

หนา

พูดจาไม่สุภาพเหมือนใช้ลิ้นหนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

tebal

diucapkan dengan artikulasi yang buruk seolah-olah dengan lidah yang tebal

🇵🇭Filipino

makapal

sinasalita ng mahinang artikulasyon na parang may makapal na dila

🇲🇾Malay

dengan tebal

dituturkan dengan artikulasi yang lemah seolah-olah dengan lidah yang kental

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كثيفا

تحدث بصوت ضعيف كما لو كان بلسان غليظ

🇮🇷Persian

ضخیم

با فن بیان ضعیف، گویی با زبان ضخیم صحبت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kalın

sanki kalın bir dilmiş gibi zayıf telaffuzla konuşuluyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

עבה

נאמר בניסוח לקוי כאילו בלשון עבה

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The primary meaning of 'thickly' is 'spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue'.

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Using 'thickly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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