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Meaning of 'thinly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thinly [ a.]
- In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited.

Meaning of 'thinly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thinly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- in a small quantity or extent
Example in sentence:
  • apply paint lightly;
  • spread the margarine thinly over the meat
Meaning (2):
- without force or sincere effort
Example in sentence:
  • smiled thinly
Meaning (3):
- without viscosity
Example in sentence:
  • the blood was flowing thin
Meaning (4):
- in a widely distributed manner
Example in sentence:
  • thinly overgrown mountainside

Nearby Words:

thialdine thialol thibet cloth thibetan thibetian thible thick thick wind thick-headed thick-knee

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