densely

From dense + -ly.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛnsli/

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densely (comparative more densely, superlative most densely)

1. In a dense manner.

   The forest was densely populated with trees.

   • 2014, David Eimer, The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China‎^[1], Bloomsbury USA, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 254:

     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.

   • 2023 October 9, Ruth Michaelson, Ben Doherty, “Israel ‘going on the offensive’ after retaking territories overrun by Hamas”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     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.

• Endsley, needsly