thinly

adv 1: without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly"

2: without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: {thin}]

[ant: {thickly}]

3: in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly

over the meat"; "apply paint lightly" [syn: {lightly}]

[ant: {thickly}]

4: in a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown

mountainside" [ant: {densely}]