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Word: Thinly
Speech Type: Adverb
ˈθɪnli
in a way that creates a thin piece or layer of something
Short Definition:in way that creates a thin piece or layer of something
Examples:- thinly sliced potatoes
- thinly spread mustard over the meat
- a board covered thinly with flour
with little flesh or fat on the body
Short Definition:with little flesh or fat on body
Examples:- he was tall and thinly built
with few parts or people relative to the area covered or filled; sparsely
Short Definition:with few parts or members relative to area
Examples:- resources are stretched thinly
- people were thinly spread throughout the square
- his thinly attended campaign launch
in a way that lacks strength, substance, or quality; weakly
Short Definition:in a way that lacks strength, substance, or quality
Examples:- the sun shines only thinly through a veil of water
- a mishmash of thinly sketched characters
- a thinly disguised autobiographical novel
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