thinly

//ˈθɪnli//
B2Frequency Level 10Neutral
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Adverb

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1

In a thin layer or with little thickness; not thickly.

Slice the onions thinly.

2

With few people or things spread over a large area; sparsely.

The region is thinly populated.

3

In a way that is not convincing or adequate; weakly.

His excuse was thinly disguised as an apology.

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