Thinest

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thin \Thin\, a. [Compar. {Thiner}; superl. {Thinest}.] [OE.
     thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. [thorn]ynne; akin to D. dun, G.
     d["u]nn, OHG. dunni, Icel. [thorn]unnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd,
     Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. ? (in comp.)
     stretched out, ? stretched, stretched out, long, Skr. tanu
     thin, slender; also to AS. ?enian to extend, G. dehnen, Icel.


     ?enja, Goth. ?anjan (in comp.), L. tendere to stretch, tenere
     to hold, Gr. ? to stretch, Skr. tan. [root]51 & 237. Cf.
     {Attenuate}, {Dance}, {Tempt}, {Tenable}, {Tend} to move,
     {Tenous}, {Thunder}, {Tone}.]
     1. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its
        opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin
        board; a thin covering.
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     2. Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft
        mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air. --Shak.
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              In the day, when the air is more thin. --Bacon.
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              Satan, bowing low
              His gray dissimulation, disappeared,
              Into thin air diffused.               --Milton.
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     3. Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having
        the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close
        or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a
        forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
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              Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people.
                                                    --Addison.
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     4. Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
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              Seven thin ears . . . blasted with the east wind.
                                                    --Gen. xli. 6.
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     5. Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person
        becomes thin by disease.
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     6. Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
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              Thin, hollow sounds, and lamentable screams.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     7. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth
        or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a
        covering; as, a thin disguise.
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              My tale is done, for my wit is but thin. --Chaucer.
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     Note: Thin is used in the formation of compounds which are
           mostly self-explaining; as, thin-faced, thin-lipped,
           thin-peopled, thin-shelled, and the like.
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     {Thin section}. See under {Section}.
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