thinly

From Middle English þynnelich (“with thin material; thinly”); equivalent to thin +‎ -ly.[1][2][3]

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɪnli/

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• Rhymes: -ɪnli

thinly (comparative more thinly, superlative most thinly)

1. In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly.
2. Barely; hardly; with little attempt to conceal.

   a thinly veiled attack on my integrity

   a thinly disguised attempt at sabotage

• thickly

• “thinly”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “thinly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.