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    thinly
    /ˈθɪnli/

    adverb

    • 1. in a way that creates a thin piece or layer of something: "thinly sliced potatoes"
    • 2. with little flesh or fat on the body: "he was tall and thinly built"

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  2. THINLY definition: 1. made or done so that something is not thick: 2. with only a small number of people or things…. Learn more.

  3. 1. a. : having little extent from one surface to its opposite. thin paper. b. : measuring little in cross section or diameter. thin rope. 2. : not dense in arrangement or distribution.

  4. THINLY meaning: 1. made or done so that something is not thick: 2. with only a small number of people or things…. Learn more.

  5. 1. a. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension: a thin book. b. Not great in diameter or cross section; fine: thin wire. 2. Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender. 3. a. Not dense or concentrated; sparse: the thin vegetation of the plateau. b.

  6. in a way that is not sincere or enthusiastic. She smiled thinly. in a way that does not hide the truth very well synonym barely. The novel is a thinly disguised autobiography. thinly veiled contempt. See thinly in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: thinly.

  7. in a widely distributed manner. “ thinly overgrown mountainside”. see more. adverb. without viscosity. synonyms: thin. see more. adverb. in a small quantity or extent.

  8. thinly meaning: 1. in thin pieces, or in a thin layer: 2. with only a small number of people or things: . Learn more.

  9. thinly meaning, definition, what is thinly: in a way that has a very small distance ...: Learn more.

  10. Thinly definition: In a thin , loose , or scattered manner; scantily ; not thickly .

  11. adv. . in a thin manner. not densely. so as to produce something thin:The ham was sliced thin. v. to make thin or thinner: [~+object]Thin the gravy by adding more water to it.[no object* (~+down)]The gravy will thin if you add too much water to it. He wants to thin down before summer.