Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

densely

/ˈdɛnsli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: dense-ly
IPA: /ˈdɛnsli/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a dense manner.

Example Sentences

"The forest was densely populated with trees."
"There are plenty of soldiers in the surrounding Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, the official Chinese name for the region, mounting guard along the nearby border with the DPRK. […] Yanbian, Yanji apart, is one of the least densely populated regions of China outside the high plateau of Tibet and the deserts of Xinjiang."
"The IDF spokesperson provided no comment on whether it had halted the practice, or the reported use of white phosphorus in Gaza, a densely populated area and home to more than 2 million people."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dense Middle English -ly English -ly English densely From dense + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more densely (comparative) most densely (superlative)

Synonyms

thickly dumbly obtusely

Rhymes With

immensely intensely ensley bensley tensely densley

Questions

How do you pronounce densely?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛnsli/.
What does densely mean?: In a dense manner.
Where does densely come from?: Etymology tree English dense Middle English -ly English -ly English densely From dense + -ly.

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