Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a dense manner; compactly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a dense, compact manner.
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- adverb In a
dense manner
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- adverb in a concentrated manner
- adverb in a stupid manner
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Examples
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They are like middle-sized plants, filling in densely the space between the high vegetation, the tree-tops of the State and Church, and the single individuals or family on the forest floor.
Modern Institutions and Civil Society, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Hamas has intentionally set up camp from within densely populated civilian areas.
Matthew Yglesias » Friedman to Palestinians: Suck on This 2009
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Some proportion of consumers will find mass transit efficient in densely populated areas.
Mass Transit and Happiness, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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With the help of these so-called "cleanskins," who are difficult for Western security services to detect, al-Qaeda's opportunistic, pragmatic leadership has embraced urban warfare of the sort pioneered by terrorists decades ago: low-intensity, IRA-style operations in densely populated areas, using both conventional military weapons (such as assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades) and standard terrorist weapons (such as improvised explosive devices).
Al-Qaeda's new strategy: Less apocalypse, more street fighting Steven Simon 2010
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This turns out to be a fairly easy task in densely populated areas and totally impossible in sprawl.
Mass Transit and Happiness, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Even in densely packed urban areas like New York City, the prime real estate
Scientists Create New Super-Insulating Smart Roof From Cooking Oil | Inhabitat 2010
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But it could not be applied in densely populated areas like china an india ..
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Following your logic, no one would ever go after terrorists hiding in densely populated areas, and terrorists would use that immunity to continue attacking from such areas.
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But it could not be applied in densely populated areas like china an india ..
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This turns out to be a fairly easy task in densely populated areas and totally impossible in sprawl.
Mass Transit and Happiness, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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