2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: thinly adverb 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}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Thinly \Thin"ly\, adjective 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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