thinly

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

thin·ly [thinly] BrE [ˈθɪnli] NAmE [ˈθɪnli] adverb
1. in a way that produces a thin piece or layer of sth
•Slice the potatoes thinly.
•The ointment should be spread thinly on the bruised areas.
2. with only a few things or people spread over a place so that there is a lot of space between them
•a thinly populated area
3. in a way that is not sincere or enthusiastic
•She smiled thinly.
4. in a way that does not hide the truth very well
Syn: ↑barely
•The novel is a thinly disguised autobiography.
•thinly veiled contempt