Thinly Definition & Meaning
thinly
- adverb
- without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly"
- without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin"
- in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly"
- in a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown mountainside"
Words that rhyme with thinly
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- What does thinly mean?
- without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly" without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly" in a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown mountainside"
- What part of speech is thinly?
- Thinly is an adverb.
- How many definitions does thinly have?
- Thinly has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adverb).