| a. | 1. | In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; |
| Adv. | 1. | thinly - without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly" |
| 2. | thinly - without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" Synonyms: thin | |
| 3. | thinly - in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly" Synonyms: lightly Antonyms: thickly - with thickness; in a thick manner; "spread 1/4 lb softened margarine or cooking fat fairly thickly all over the surface"; "we were visiting a small, thickly walled and lovely town with straggling outskirt" | |
| 4. | thinly - in a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown mountainside" |