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densely

Old houses are densely packed along the narrow, winding street.

Definition

Adverb 1. In a concentrated or crowded manner: With the parts or items very close together; with little space between them. 2. In a stupid or obtuse manner: In a way that shows a lack of intelligence or perception.

Usage and Examples
  • In a concentrated/crowded manner:
    • The city is densely populated, with thousands of people per square mile.
    • The forest was densely packed with trees, blocking out most of the sunlight.
    • The data points on the graph are densely clustered in the upper-right corner.
  • In a stupid/obtuse manner (less common, formal/literary):
    • He stared densely at the complex equation, unable to comprehend it.
    • She densely ignored the obvious hints he was giving her.
Advanced Usage
  • "densely packed": A common collocation emphasizing extreme closeness and lack of space.
    • The refugees lived in a densely packed camp with minimal facilities.
  • "densely populated": A standard term in geography and demography to describe areas with high population concentration.
    • Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
  • "densely wooded": Used to describe an area thick with trees and undergrowth.
    • The densely wooded valley provided cover for the wildlife.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dense (Adjective):
    • Closely compacted in substance; thick. (a dense fog)
    • (Of a person) slow to understand; stupid. (a dense student)
  • Density (Noun): The degree of compactness of a substance; the quantity of people or things in a given area. ()
Synonyms
  • For "concentrated manner": Thickly, heavily, compactly, closely, tightly.
  • For "stupid manner": Stupidly, obtusely, dully, thickly (informal).
Antonyms
  • For "concentrated manner": Sparsely, thinly, lightly, loosely.
  • For "stupid manner": Intelligently, perceptively, keenly, sharply.
densely

Old houses are densely packed along the narrow, winding street.

Adverb
  1. 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
  2. in a stupid manner
    • he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone

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