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thickly

/ˈθɪkli/THIH-klee
/ˈθɪkli/THIH-klee

Meaningin a thick way

Common meaning: densely

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishþicce‘thick’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishþikkesource
  3. Englishthick‘of great breadth between surfaces’
  4. Englishformed in English from thickthickly‘densely’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from thick + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), THICK, p.636 · scan

Source words

  • þicce Old English · source word “dense”

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