| ADVERB | all | thinly | without force or sincere effort |
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| all | thinly, thin | without viscosity | |
| all | thinly, lightly | in a small quantity or extent | |
| all | thinly | in a widely distributed manner |
| Sounds | thih'nliy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | Without force or sincere effort. | |
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| Example | "smiled thinly" | |
| Spanish | finamente | |
| Adjectives | thin | lacking spirit or sincere effort |
| Meaning | Without viscosity. | |
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| Synonym | thin | |
| Opposite | thickly, thick | With a thick consistency |
| Spanish | delgadamente, diluído | |
| Adjectives | thin | relatively thin in consistency or low in density / density |
| Meaning | In a small quantity or extent. | |
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| Example | "spread the margarine thinly over the meat" | |
| Synonym | lightly | |
| Opposite | thickly | With thickness |
| Adjectives | thin | of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section |
| Meaning | In a widely distributed manner. | |
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| Example | "thinly overgrown mountainside" | |
| Opposite | densely, thickly | In a concentrated manner |
| Adjectives | thin | not dense |
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