Thinly has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Adverb
Adverb
1
without force or sincere effort
"smiled thinly"
2
without viscosity
"the blood was flowing thin"
3
in a small quantity or extent
"spread the margarine thinly over the meat"
"apply paint lightly"
4
in a widely distributed manner
"thinly overgrown mountainside"
5
In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly.
Example Sentences
"smiled thinly"
adverb
"the blood was flowing thin"
adverb
"spread the margarine thinly over the meat"
adverb
"apply paint lightly"
adverb
"thinly overgrown mountainside"
adverb