thinly

thinly
thin ► ADJECTIVE (thinner, thinnest) 1) having opposite surfaces or sides close together. 2) (of a garment or fabric) made of light material. 3) having little flesh or fat on the body. 4) having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled: a thin crowd. 5) not dense or heavy. 6) containing much liquid and not much solid substance. 7) (of a sound) faint and high-pitched. 8) lacking substance; weak and inadequate.
► VERB (thinned, thinning) 1) make or become less thick. 2) (often thin out) remove some plants from (a row or area) to allow the others more room to grow.
● have a thin time — Cf. ↑have a thin time
● into thin air — Cf. ↑into thin air
DERIVATIVES thinly adverb thinness noun.
ORIGIN Old English.

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