thinly

thin  (thn)

adj. thin·ner, thin·nest

1.

a. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension: a thin book.

b. Not great in diameter or cross section; fine: thin wire.

2. Lean or slender in form, build, or stature.

3.

a. Not dense or concentrated; sparse: the thin vegetation of the plateau.

b. More rarefied than normal: thin air.

4.

a. Flowing with relative ease; not viscous: a thin oil.

b. Watery: thin soup.

5. Sparsely supplied or provided; scanty: a thin menu; thin trading.

6. Lacking force or substance; flimsy: a thin attempt.

7. Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny: The piano had a thin sound.

8. Lacking radiance or intensity: thin light.

9. Not having enough photographic density or contrast to make satisfactory prints. Used of a negative.

adv.

1. In a thin manner: Spread the varnish thin if you don't want it to wrinkle.

2. So as to be thin: Cut the cheese thin.

tr. & intr.v. thinned, thin·ning, thins

To make or become thin or thinner.

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[Middle English, from Old English thynne; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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thinly adv.

thinness n.

thinnish adj.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	thinly - without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly"
	2.	thinly - without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" thin thick, thickly - with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick"
	3.	thinly - in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly" lightly 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" densely, thickly - in a concentrated manner; "old houses are often so densely packed that perhaps three or four have to be demolished for every new one built"; "a thickly populated area"

Translations

thinly [ˈθɪnlɪ] ADV

1. (= in thin pieces) thinly cut/sliced [vegetable, fruit] → cortado en rodajas finas; [bread] → cortado en rebanadas finas; [ham, bacon] → cortado en lonchas finas

2. (= in a thin layer) roll out the pastry very thinly → estirar la masa hasta que quede muy fina
thinly clad → ligero de ropa
thinly disguised → poco or apenas disimulado
spread the butter thinly → untar una capa fina de mantequilla
the troops were thinly spread → las tropas se hallaban muy diseminadas or dispersas
our resources are too thinly spread → nuestros recursos están distribuidos por un área demasiado grande
a thinly veiled threat/warning → una amenaza/advertencia mal disimulada

3. (= sparsely)
the island is thinly populated → la isla tiene poca densidad de población or está escasamente poblada
there were a few thinly scattered houses → había unas cuantas casas dispersas
the seed is thinly sown → las semillas se siembran bien esparcidas
a thinly wooded area → un área con pocos árboles

4. (= without humour) [smile] → fríamente

thinly [ˈθɪnli] adv

[cut] → en tranches fines; [spread] → en couche mince

[populated] → peu, faiblement

[disguised, veiled] → à peine

[smile] → à peine

thinly

adv

(= in thin slices or layers) → dünn

(= sparsely) → dünn; wooded, attended → spärlich

(= lightly) clad → leicht, dünn

(fig) veiled, disguised → kaum, dürftig; smile → schwach

thinly [ˈθɪnlɪ] adv (spread) → in uno strato sottile; (cut) → a fette sottili; (scantily, dressed) → scarsamente; (disguised) → malamente

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thinly [ˈθɪnlɪ] adv (spread) → in uno strato sottile; (cut) → a fette sottili; (scantily, dressed) → scarsamente; (disguised) → malamente