Definition of thinly in English:

thinly

adverb ˈθɪnliˈθɪnli

1In a way that creates a thin piece or layer of something.
thinly sliced potatoes
thinly spread mustard over the meat
a board covered thinly with flour
Example sentencesExamples
- Quarter and peel the onions and slice thinly.
- I can't see the fire but smoke hangs thinly everywhere, especially around the lights.
- Thinly applied paint dries in a matter of minutes.
- The sheet of copper had been very thinly plated with silver.
- Geometric shapes in variegated colors form the center of a crude cross enclosed in a thinly outlined yellow circle.
2With little flesh or fat on the body.
he was tall and thinly built
Example sentencesExamples
- The boy was no more than 18 and thinly built.
- Thinly built, with thick glasses and cheap clothes, he is as cheery as he is modest.
- On examination, she was thinly built, anxious, conscious, and well oriented.
- One man is around 6 feet tall and thinly built.
- He was fair haired and brown eyed, thinly built and only an inch or so taller than his sister.
3With few parts or people relative to the area covered or filled; sparsely.
resources are stretched thinly
people were thinly spread throughout the square
his thinly attended campaign launch
Example sentencesExamples
- The sterility of the suburban environment gives way to the arid, thinly populated desert.
- The half-hour episodes from assorted years are very thinly spread across the first four discs.
- Several thousand people were in the vicinity, thinly dispersed over the immense terrain.
- The city's thinly strung but intensely hyped "museum mile" was disappointing.
- Linguistically, Norway is a curious country, with only about four and a half million inhabitants scattered thinly along its huge length.
4In a way that lacks strength, substance, or quality; weakly.
the sun shines only thinly through a veil of water
a mishmash of thinly sketched characters
a thinly disguised autobiographical novel
Example sentencesExamples
- What I'm trying to do is make sure that I don't end up spreading myself too thinly.
- She never seems to find her character, which isn't surprising, considering how thinly it is written.
- At least there aren't any obvious product placements or thinly veiled morality lessons.
- The film is set during the 1930s, at an unnamed school, a thinly disguised version of Eton.
- The real buzz around the book was that its cogent (if thinly fictionalized) look at the presidential campaign smacked of an insider.
1. 4.1 In a weak and forced manner.
  the doctor smiled thinly
  Example sentencesExamples
  She was grinning thinly when he walked over.
  A rather snooty guy examined our premiere tickets, and then he smiled thinly and let us go in.
  "Why not launch a heavy metal competition show?" The head of entertainment laughs thinly at this.
  He looked up as we entered and smiled thinly.
  Smiling thinly, the professor said in a deceivingly sweet voice, "Now, what do we have here?"

Definition of thinly in US English:

thinly

adverbˈTHinlēˈθɪnli

1In a way that creates a thin piece or layer of something.
thinly sliced potatoes
thinly spread mustard over the meat
a board covered thinly with flour
Example sentencesExamples
- I can't see the fire but smoke hangs thinly everywhere, especially around the lights.
- Quarter and peel the onions and slice thinly.
- Geometric shapes in variegated colors form the center of a crude cross enclosed in a thinly outlined yellow circle.
- Thinly applied paint dries in a matter of minutes.
- The sheet of copper had been very thinly plated with silver.
2With little flesh or fat on the body.
he was tall and thinly built
Example sentencesExamples
- The boy was no more than 18 and thinly built.
- One man is around 6 feet tall and thinly built.
- He was fair haired and brown eyed, thinly built and only an inch or so taller than his sister.
- Thinly built, with thick glasses and cheap clothes, he is as cheery as he is modest.
- On examination, she was thinly built, anxious, conscious, and well oriented.
3With few parts or people relative to the area covered or filled; sparsely.
resources are stretched thinly
people were thinly spread throughout the square
his thinly attended campaign launch
Example sentencesExamples
- The sterility of the suburban environment gives way to the arid, thinly populated desert.
- Linguistically, Norway is a curious country, with only about four and a half million inhabitants scattered thinly along its huge length.
- The half-hour episodes from assorted years are very thinly spread across the first four discs.
- The city's thinly strung but intensely hyped "museum mile" was disappointing.
- Several thousand people were in the vicinity, thinly dispersed over the immense terrain.
4In a way that lacks strength, substance, or quality; weakly.
the sun shines only thinly through a veil of water
a mishmash of thinly sketched characters
a thinly disguised autobiographical novel
Example sentencesExamples
- At least there aren't any obvious product placements or thinly veiled morality lessons.
- The film is set during the 1930s, at an unnamed school, a thinly disguised version of Eton.
- The real buzz around the book was that its cogent (if thinly fictionalized) look at the presidential campaign smacked of an insider.
- She never seems to find her character, which isn't surprising, considering how thinly it is written.
- What I'm trying to do is make sure that I don't end up spreading myself too thinly.
1. 4.1 In a weak and forced manner.
  the doctor smiled thinly
  Example sentencesExamples
  He looked up as we entered and smiled thinly.
  "Why not launch a heavy metal competition show?" The head of entertainment laughs thinly at this.
  Smiling thinly, the professor said in a deceivingly sweet voice, "Now, what do we have here?"
  A rather snooty guy examined our premiere tickets, and then he smiled thinly and let us go in.
  She was grinning thinly when he walked over.

词汇	thinly
释义	Definition of thinly in English: thinly adverb ˈθɪnliˈθɪnli 1In a way that creates a thin piece or layer of something. thinly sliced potatoes thinly spread mustard over the meat a board covered thinly with flour Example sentencesExamples Quarter and peel the onions and slice thinly. I can't see the fire but smoke hangs thinly everywhere, especially around the lights. Thinly applied paint dries in a matter of minutes. The sheet of copper had been very thinly plated with silver. Geometric shapes in variegated colors form the center of a crude cross enclosed in a thinly outlined yellow circle. 2With little flesh or fat on the body. he was tall and thinly built Example sentencesExamples The boy was no more than 18 and thinly built. Thinly built, with thick glasses and cheap clothes, he is as cheery as he is modest. On examination, she was thinly built, anxious, conscious, and well oriented. One man is around 6 feet tall and thinly built. He was fair haired and brown eyed, thinly built and only an inch or so taller than his sister. 3With few parts or people relative to the area covered or filled; sparsely. resources are stretched thinly people were thinly spread throughout the square his thinly attended campaign launch Example sentencesExamples The sterility of the suburban environment gives way to the arid, thinly populated desert. The half-hour episodes from assorted years are very thinly spread across the first four discs. Several thousand people were in the vicinity, thinly dispersed over the immense terrain. The city's thinly strung but intensely hyped "museum mile" was disappointing. Linguistically, Norway is a curious country, with only about four and a half million inhabitants scattered thinly along its huge length. 4In a way that lacks strength, substance, or quality; weakly. the sun shines only thinly through a veil of water a mishmash of thinly sketched characters a thinly disguised autobiographical novel Example sentencesExamples What I'm trying to do is make sure that I don't end up spreading myself too thinly. She never seems to find her character, which isn't surprising, considering how thinly it is written. At least there aren't any obvious product placements or thinly veiled morality lessons. The film is set during the 1930s, at an unnamed school, a thinly disguised version of Eton. The real buzz around the book was that its cogent (if thinly fictionalized) look at the presidential campaign smacked of an insider. 4.1 In a weak and forced manner. the doctor smiled thinly Example sentencesExamples She was grinning thinly when he walked over. A rather snooty guy examined our premiere tickets, and then he smiled thinly and let us go in. "Why not launch a heavy metal competition show?" The head of entertainment laughs thinly at this. He looked up as we entered and smiled thinly. Smiling thinly, the professor said in a deceivingly sweet voice, "Now, what do we have here?" Definition of thinly in US English: thinly adverbˈTHinlēˈθɪnli 1In a way that creates a thin piece or layer of something. thinly sliced potatoes thinly spread mustard over the meat a board covered thinly with flour Example sentencesExamples I can't see the fire but smoke hangs thinly everywhere, especially around the lights. Quarter and peel the onions and slice thinly. Geometric shapes in variegated colors form the center of a crude cross enclosed in a thinly outlined yellow circle. Thinly applied paint dries in a matter of minutes. The sheet of copper had been very thinly plated with silver. 2With little flesh or fat on the body. he was tall and thinly built Example sentencesExamples The boy was no more than 18 and thinly built. One man is around 6 feet tall and thinly built. He was fair haired and brown eyed, thinly built and only an inch or so taller than his sister. Thinly built, with thick glasses and cheap clothes, he is as cheery as he is modest. On examination, she was thinly built, anxious, conscious, and well oriented. 3With few parts or people relative to the area covered or filled; sparsely. resources are stretched thinly people were thinly spread throughout the square his thinly attended campaign launch Example sentencesExamples The sterility of the suburban environment gives way to the arid, thinly populated desert. Linguistically, Norway is a curious country, with only about four and a half million inhabitants scattered thinly along its huge length. The half-hour episodes from assorted years are very thinly spread across the first four discs. The city's thinly strung but intensely hyped "museum mile" was disappointing. Several thousand people were in the vicinity, thinly dispersed over the immense terrain. 4In a way that lacks strength, substance, or quality; weakly. the sun shines only thinly through a veil of water a mishmash of thinly sketched characters a thinly disguised autobiographical novel Example sentencesExamples At least there aren't any obvious product placements or thinly veiled morality lessons. The film is set during the 1930s, at an unnamed school, a thinly disguised version of Eton. The real buzz around the book was that its cogent (if thinly fictionalized) look at the presidential campaign smacked of an insider. She never seems to find her character, which isn't surprising, considering how thinly it is written. What I'm trying to do is make sure that I don't end up spreading myself too thinly. 4.1 In a weak and forced manner. the doctor smiled thinly Example sentencesExamples He looked up as we entered and smiled thinly. "Why not launch a heavy metal competition show?" The head of entertainment laughs thinly at this. Smiling thinly, the professor said in a deceivingly sweet voice, "Now, what do we have here?" A rather snooty guy examined our premiere tickets, and then he smiled thinly and let us go in. She was grinning thinly when he walked over.
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