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thinly

UK/ˈθɪnli/ US/ˈθɪnli/ rare

adverb

1.

without force or sincere effort

  • “smiled thinly”
2.

without viscosity

  • “the blood was flowing thin”
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3.

in a small quantity or extent

  • “spread the margarine thinly over the meat”
  • “apply paint lightly”
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4.

in a widely distributed manner

  • “thinly overgrown mountainside”
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Origin

From Middle English þynnelich (“with thin material; thinly”); equivalent to thin + -ly.

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