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
Eco-lodges dot the area, a destination for hikers and boaters to view one of Alaska’s densest populations of brown bears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
We walk Sham Shui Po, once among the city’s densest working-class food neighborhoods.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
In 2020, the Dome fire decimated what was then known as the world’s densest Joshua tree forest.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
“As you know,” he said, trying his best to turn his guts and spine into the hardest and densest of wood.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
