"thinly" in the adverb sense
1. thinly
without force or sincere effort
"smiled thinly"
2. thinly, thin
without viscosity
"the blood was flowing thin"
3. thinly, lightly
in a small quantity or extent
"spread the margarine thinly over the meat"
"apply paint lightly"
4. thinly
in a widely distributed manner
"thinly overgrown mountainside"
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