thickly

[US]/'θikli/
[UK]/ˈ θɪklɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. tiheästi; tiiviisti; rehevästi; käheästi, epäselvästi, usein

Phrases & Collocations

covered thickly

peitettynä paksuusti

grow thickly

kasvaa paksuusti

spread thickly

levitä paksuusti

layered thickly

kerrostettu paksuusti

Example Sentences

spread the peanut butter thickly on the bread

levitä maapähkinävoita paksuusti leivälle

snow was falling thickly in the mountains

lumi satoi paksuusti vuorilla

apply the ointment thickly to the affected area

levitä voide paksuusti vaurioituneelle alueelle

thickly sliced tomatoes are perfect for sandwiches

paksuiksi leikatut tomaatit ovat täydellisiä voileipien kanssa

paint the walls thickly for better coverage

maalaa seinät paksuisti paremman peittävyyden saavuttamiseksi

her hair was thickly coated with mud

hänen hiuksensa olivat paksuusti mudalla päällystettyinä

spread the icing thickly on the cake

levitä kuorrutetta paksuusti kakkupohjalle

the fog hung thickly in the air

sumu leijui paksuusti ilmassa

the forest was thickly populated with various animals

metsä oli paksuusti asuttu erilaisilla eläimillä

thickly padded cushions provide extra comfort

paksuin pehmustein varustetut tyynyt tarjoavat lisämukavuutta

Real-world Examples

I anointed mine head with oil and covered my face thickly with powder.

Source: My life

When you cut the squash, make sure you don't cut the slices too thickly.

Source: Environment and Science

“S'all dark, Harry, ” Ron muttered thickly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

" So how was Slughorn's latest party? " Harry asked her thickly through the gum shield.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

" ...the dragon, " finished the Grazdan with the spiked beard, who spoke the Common Tongue so thickly.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

The snow falls so thickly, that in a few hours the traveller is buried beneath the drifts.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 3

Snow was falling thickly upon the castle and its grounds now.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Night found him legweary, with hands and face lashed by the branches, on a thickly wooded ridge.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

" She seems to love him, " said Ron thickly (he had just started on a cream cake) .

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

His age may have been fifty or thereabouts, for his black, curly hair was thickly shot with gray.

Source: The Sign of the Four

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