adjective
thick, fat
A2
dick means 'thick' or 'fat'. It’s a gradable adjective with comparative dicker and superlative am dicksten. Use attributively with adjective endings (ein dicker Mantel) or predicatively (Das Buch ist dick). Antonyms: dünn, schlank. Not a participle; regular adjective morphology. Colloquially used for people (e.g., er ist dick) to mean overweight.
Examples
Der Hund ist ziemlich dick.
The dog is quite fat.
Der Mantel ist mir zu dick.
The coat is too thick for me.
Als das Buch dicker als erwartet war, kaufte der Student es trotzdem, obwohl sein Budget knapp gewesen war.
When the book was thicker than expected, the student bought it anyway, although his budget had been tight.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a thick book to remember 'dick' = thick.
thick (same meaning)
Notes
Basic adjective; comparative: dicker, superlative: am dicksten.