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🍖 In a juicy way 🌵 Thick and fleshy
succulently

succulently

7.0
In a thick, plump way that holds water like a cactus
  • adverb
  • /ˈsʌkjələntli/
translation icon : suplementariamente
  • Some desert plants survive by developing succulently thick stems that hold moisture.

Examples

  • Cacti grow succulently.

  • The cactus leaves grew succulently after the heavy rains, storing water for the dry season.

  • The aloe vera plant expanded succulently, its leaves plump and full of water.

  • They thrive succulently!

  • The cactus leaves grew succulently after the heavy rains, storing water for the dry season.

  • Some desert plants survive by developing succulently thick stems that hold moisture.

  • The aloe vera plant expanded succulently, its leaves plump and full of water.

Antonyms

thinly
24 1.2

In a thin layer or spread out lightly

How Fleshy

succulently
7.0
thickly
7 1.3
plumply
3.7
thinly
24 1.2

Surface Forms

succulently positive

Morphology

succulently = succulent (transparent) = succulent + ly

The adverb is a regular derivation from the adjective 'succulent' used in its botanical sense; the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Succulently comes from the Latin sucus meaning 'juice', and it makes us think of plants that store water in thick, fleshy leaves like a cactus. So calling a plant succulently thick means it can hold moisture or 'sap' to survive dry times.