thinly

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[ˈθɪnli], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- in a way that creates a thin piece or layer of something
(e.g: thinly sliced potatoes)

- with little flesh or fat on the body
(e.g: he was tall and thinly built)

- with few parts or people relative to the area covered or filled; sparsely
(e.g: resources are stretched thinly)

- in a way that lacks strength, substance, or quality; weakly
(e.g: the sun shines only thinly through a veil of water)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries