(a) In manifold ways. Now literary. †(b) In the proportion of many to one. Obsolete. rare.

In a thick, dense, or crowded state; closely, densely, compactly; in crowds or throngs; numerously, abundantly. (See also thick and threefold at…

In great number; in a heap; together.

Numerously; in large numbers. Obsolete.

Thickly together; in great numbers, in crowds.

In a thick manner; so as to be thick, in various senses; densely; closely; abundantly; frequently; deeply; obscurely, indistinctly.

Phrases. by, in heaps: in crowds, in large quantities, in great numbers.

In great numbers. Obsolete.

In or by great numbers; abundantly.

Numerously, populously. Obsolete.

Used adverbially. colloquial or slang.

In a multitudinous manner; in large numbers, in numerous ways.

like flies: in large numbers or huge quantities.