thinly
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Etymology edit
From Middle English þynnelich (“with thin material; thinly”); equivalent to thin + -ly.[1][2][3]
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Adverb edit
thinly (comparative more thinly, superlative most thinly)
- In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly.
- Barely; hardly; with little attempt to conceal.
- a thinly veiled attack on my integrity
- a thinly disguised attempt at sabotage
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References edit
- “thinly”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “thinly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “thinnelī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “thinly, adv.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ G. V. Smithers (1957) Kyng Alisaunder: Introduction, Commentary and Glossary, Early English Text Society, page 206, column 2: “þynnelich adv. thinly”.
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