1
[ adverb ] without force or sincere effort

Examples

"smiled thinly"

Used in print

(Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)

He smiled thinly , savoring his joke .

Related terms

thin thin

2
[ adverb ] in a small quantity or extent

Synonyms

lightly

Examples

"spread the margarine thinly over the meat" "apply paint lightly"

Related terms

thickly thin thin

3
[ adverb ] without viscosity

Synonyms

thin

Examples

"the blood was flowing thin"

Related terms

thickly thin thin

4
[ adverb ] in a widely distributed manner

Examples

"thinly overgrown mountainside"

Related terms

densely sparse sparse

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