DENSELY

densely, 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”; “a thickly populated area”

dumbly, densely, obtusely

(adverb) in a stupid manner; “he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

densely (comparative more densely, superlative most densely)

In a dense manner.

Anagrams

• Endsley, needsly

Source: Wiktionary

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Dense"ly, adv.

Definition: In a dense, compact manner.

DENSE

Dense, a. Etym: [L. densus; akin to Gr. dense.]

1. Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense crowd; a dense forest; a dense fog. All sorts of bodies, firm and fluid, dense and rare. Ray. To replace the cloudy barrier dense. Cowper.

2. Stupid; gross; crass; as, dense ignorance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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