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dense
adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
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dɛns
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adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”
adjective
having component parts closely crowded together
“a compact shopping center”
adjective
having high relative density or specific gravity
“dense as lead”
adjective
hard to pass through because of dense growth
“dense vegetation”
adjective
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
“dense smoke”
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Example Sentences
so dense he never understands anything I say to him
never met anyone quite so dim
{'source': 'Thackeray', 'text': 'although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick'}
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
a compact shopping center
a dense population
thick crowds
a thick forest
thick hair
dense as lead
dense vegetation
thick woods
dense smoke
heavy fog
impenetrable gloom
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