dense
adjective
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact.
densest
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superlativeof dense.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Trace that hazy glow toward its densest region, and you will be looking in the direction of the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
We walk Sham Shui Po, once among the city’s densest working-class food neighborhoods.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Black ones hold crude oil as well as the "heaviest" or densest products like bitumen.
From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026
It’s a shame, because MacArthur Park is the backyard for one of the densest neighborhoods in the United States, a modern-day Lower East Side of immigrants and their children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
The trail cut away from the lake through the densest part of the forest.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
