English adverb: thinly | |||
| 1. | thinly without force or sincere effort | ||
| Samples | Smiled thinly. | ||
| 2. | thinly without viscosity | ||
| Samples | The blood was flowing thin. | ||
| Synonyms | thin | ||
| Antonyms | thick, thickly | ||
| 3. | thinly in a small quantity or extent | ||
| Samples | Spread the margarine thinly over the meat. Apply paint lightly. | ||
| Synonyms | lightly | ||
| Antonyms | thickly | ||
| 4. | thinly in a widely distributed manner | ||
| Samples | Thinly overgrown mountainside. | ||
| Antonyms | densely, thickly | ||