Thinly

2 definitions found

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

  Thinly \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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]