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  • 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 — thin|ly [ˈθınli] adv 1.) in a way that has a very small distance between two sides or two flat surfaces ≠ ↑thickly ▪ thinly sliced bread 2.) scattered or spread over a large area, with a lot of space in between ▪ Sow the radish seeds thinly. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • scattered — adj. VERBS ▪ be, lie ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ liberally ▪ Large vases of flowers were liberally scattered around the room …   Collocations 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 — adverb In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly …   Wiktionary

  • America — • Consists of three main divisions: North America, Central America, and South America Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. America     America      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… …   Universalium

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