Meaning & use

densely

adverb·Academic

In a way that is closely packed together, with many things in a small space.

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The city's densely populated downtown makes parking nearly impossible.

A densely forested valley stretched out below the mountain trail.

A note on using this word

Commonly pairs with "populated," "packed," or "forested" to describe a high concentration of people or things.

Words with a similar meaning

thicklycompactly

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