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thickish

Variant of thick

adjective

  1. having relatively great depth; of considerable extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick board
  2. having relatively large diameter in relation to length: a thick pipe
  3. as measured in the third dimension or between opposite surfaces: a wall six inches thick
  4. having the constituent elements abundant and close together; specif.,
    1. marked by profuse, close growth; luxuriant: thick hair, thick woods
    2. great in number and packed closely together: a thick crowd
    3. having much body; not thin in consistency; viscous: thick soup
    4. dense and heavy: thick smoke, a thick snowfall
    5. filled with smoke, fog, or other vapors
    6. covered to a considerable depth: roads thick with mud
    7. sprinkled or studded profusely: a sky thick with stars
  5. impenetrably dark, dismal, or obscure: the thick shadows of night
    1. sounding blurred, slurred, muffled, fuzzy, etc., or husky, hoarse, etc.: a thick voice, thick speech
    2. strongly marked; pronounced: speaking with a thick brogue
  6. Informal slow to understand; stupid
  7. Informal close in friendly association; intimate
  8. Chiefly Brit., Informal too much to be tolerated; excessive

adverb

in a thick way

noun

the thickest part or the period of greatest activity: in the thick of the fight

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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