Thin·ly a. In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited.
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thinly
adv 1: without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly"
2: without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: thin]
[ant: thickly]
3: in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly
over the meat"; "apply paint lightly" [syn: lightly]
[ant: thickly]
4: in a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown
mountainside" [ant: densely]