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thinly

adv
/ˈθɪnli/

Etymology

From Middle English þynnelich (“with thin material; thinly”); equivalent to thin + -ly.

  1. inherited from þynnelich — “with thin material; thinly”

Definitions

  1. In a thin, loose, or scattered manner

    In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly.

    • The surroundings become bleak in the extreme as the timber line is approached and trees give place to thinly scattered birches that are little more than bushes.

  2. Barely

    Barely; hardly; with little attempt to conceal.

    • a thinly-veiled attack on my integrity
    • a thinly disguised attempt at sabotage

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Derived

thinly-veiled

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for thinly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA