thinly
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thinly
- /ˈθɪnli/
Rhymes with -ɪnli
Where it comes from
From Middle English þynnelich (“with thin material; thinly”); equivalent to thin + -ly.
adverb more thinly · most thinly
- In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly. The surroundings become bleak in the extreme as the timber line is approached and trees give place to thinly scattered birches that are little more than bushes.
- Barely; hardly; with little attempt to conceal. a thinly-veiled attack on my integrity
Opposite: thickly
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lightly, sparingly, faintly, barely, marginally, scarcely, poorly, slightly, weakly, little, loosely, ill, badly, bad, hardly, sparsely
adverb
Opposite: thickly
Translations
Every language
adv not thickly
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Talk about this word "thinly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thinly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thinly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thinly "thinly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thinly.Cite this
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title = {thinly},
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