adverb
densely
DEHNS-lee
adverb
1
In a closely packed or crowded way.
"The city is densely populated compared to the surrounding countryside."
"The plants were densely arranged in the small greenhouse."
How to Use Densely
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPacked together tightly, describing how crowded or thick something is.
Common pairings
densely populated
densely packed
Word Forms
more densely comparative, most densely superlative
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Etymology
From dense plus the adverb-forming suffix -ly.