thinly — UK US /ˈθɪnli/ adverb ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET with few people buying or selling shares, etc.: thinly traded markets/securities/stocks »There are thinly traded markets for all three companies shares. ► without enough money, people, supplies, etc.… … Financial and business terms
Thinly — Thin ly, a. In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thinly — thin|ly [ θınli ] adverb 1. ) in a thin layer or piece: Spread the melted chocolate thinly over the cake. thinly sliced tomatoes 2. ) with only a few people or things that are far apart from each other: thinly spread/scattered/sown: Quality… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thinly — UK [ˈθɪnlɪ] / US adverb 1) in a thin layer or piece Spread the melted chocolate thinly over the cake. thinly sliced tomatoes 2) with only a few people or things that are far apart from each other thinly spread/scattered/sown: Quality programmes… … English dictionary
thinly — adverb 1 in a way that has a very small distance between two sides or two flat surfaces: thinly sliced bread 2 scattered or spread over a large area, with a lot of space in between: Sow the radish seeds thinly. | thinly populated/settled etc: The … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thinly — [ˈθɪnli] adv 1) in a thin layer or piece thinly sliced tomatoes[/ex] 2) with only a few people or things that are far apart from each other a thinly populated area[/ex] 3) in a way that makes it easy to recognize what the true situation really is … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
thinly — adverb 1. without force or sincere effort (Freq. 1) smiled thinly • Derived from adjective: ↑thin 2. in a small quantity or extent spread the margarine thinly over the meat apply paint lightly • Syn … Useful english dictionary
thinly — adv. Thinly is used with these adjectives: ↑covered, ↑populated, ↑scattered Thinly is used with these verbs: ↑cut, ↑slice, ↑smile, ↑sow, ↑spread, ↑stretch … Collocations dictionary
thinly — thin ► ADJECTIVE (thinner, thinnest) 1) having opposite surfaces or sides close together. 2) (of a garment or fabric) made of light material. 3) having little flesh or fat on the body. 4) having few parts or members relative to the area covered… … English terms dictionary
thinly scattered — index scarce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
