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thinly
thinly /ˈθɪnli/ adverb
 Word Family: noun: thinness, thinner; adjective: thin, thinning; verb: thin; adverb: thinly
1. in a way that has a very small distance between two sides or two flat surfaces
   OPP  thickly:
    thinly sliced bread
2. scattered or spread over a large area, with a lot of space in between:
    Sow the radish seeds thinly.
    The mountain regions are more thinly populated than the lowlands.
3. thinly disguised/veiled if something is thinly disguised etc, someone is pretending it is something else, but you can easily see what it really is:
    He looked at Frank’s new car with thinly veiled envy.