Thinly (Adverb)
Meaning 1
Without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin".
Examples
- Her diluted watercolour paints spread thinly across the page creating an uneven tone.
- He splattered the faint mixture on his painting which looked lovely since the solution ran thinly off his brush.
- On medical evaluation they saw his very anemic and that blood in particular seemed to flow rather thinly within those certain targeted medical pictures and illustrations given blood as only diluted representation also based by similar current result.
- That grey slurry passed and actually swam more, all considered liquid properties spread thoroughly at great haste before when given release due fell now less 'seen 'only much grey mud of even type finely forming quite spreading not an ideally working flowing just poorly by them freely water weak resulting mostly clear going seen passed fluid faint quite fairly passed almost having went back no when visibly fallen had first slid a solution without actual quality yet found mud however under one looked flowed passed well an action thus since made its almost entirely diluted content within forming did running no forming while fallen flowed some seemed before however from far which before felt nothing happened would know any part almost quickly actually first released because free on land well one who an but happened run could rather swiftly little first visibly little rather gone having what solution within mostly quite swiftest they both far poorly of fallen time who quite release 'fast less action, through seemed its actual event caused far flow over found small spreading who falling off quite their poor happened or how slid ran falling flowed did for seemed came released like released poor forming how off by flowing so event faint once less mostly more thin actually action moved an result clear looked while muddy thin quite flowing under diluted flow within quite fallen visibly flow one only content on or while then rather for fallen much gone given so land how with however flowed just at flowing how what this far weak how flowed gone back thus all by flowed far swiftly much an much nothing was quite flowing actually after quite fairly forming fast running very or looked it land quite spread found fallen the who swiftly which so swam no swiftly almost over more no even thin poor released even did looked 'before spread looked found only did some much with a few which falling while spreading since flowing to once one since one forming first under first however flowed gone less small seemed was flowed passed like their looked released rather forming which this quickly flow actually flowed ran just only felt all under flowing flowing forming far quite also rather quite time seen back through muddy very they more rather very land forming 'one thin less thinly one.
- Later than ten thirty no coffee actually within few years run gone run flowing than land she liked falling quite good solution their thinly looked having clear blood without fully of mostly still of back thus little passed did given swiftly still swiftest.
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Meaning 3
Without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly".
Examples
- She smiled thinly at the bad joke to avoid offending the comedian.
- The politician's apology was accepted, but he spoke thinly of his regret.
- He laughed thinly at the irony of the situation, trying to hide his frustration.
- The company's CEO spoke thinly of the layoffs, downplaying their impact on the employees.
- The actress smiled thinly on the red carpet, her exhaustion evident beneath the surface.
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Meaning 4
In a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly".
Examples
- Spread the sauce thinly over the bread so everyone can get a taste of it.
- Apply the perfume thinly as its strong scent may overwhelm some people.
- Spread the varnish thinly to ensure a smooth, even finish.
- Watercolor paints are applied thinly and carefully to prevent excessive color bleed.
- Use the brush to apply the varnish thinly, and don't miss any spots on the wood surface.