thinly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈθɪnli/ UK /ˈθɪnli/ See IPA manual

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in a thin layer or sparse manner

Slice the garlic thinly before adding it to the oil.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a thin layer or sparse... sparsely scantily lightly sparingly

Opposites

thickly densely heavily

Word family

Related forms thin thinness thinning

Etymology

From thin (Old English thynne) + the adverbial suffix -ly, from Proto-Germanic *thunnuz.

thynne Old English *thunnuz Proto-Germanic

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# thinly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈθɪnli
**IPA (UK):** ˈθɪnli

## Meanings
1. in a thin layer or sparse manner

## Examples
- Slice the garlic thinly before adding it to the oil.

## Synonyms
- sparsely
- scantily
- lightly
- sparingly

## Antonyms
- thickly
- densely
- heavily

## Related Forms
- thin
- thinness
- thinning

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: thynne
- Root: *thunnuz

## Etymology
From thin (Old English thynne) + the adverbial suffix -ly, from Proto-Germanic *thunnuz.

## AI Etymology
Thinly comes from thin (Old English thynne) + the adverbial suffix -ly, from Proto-Germanic *thunnuz. The historical chain includes Old English thynne and Proto-Germanic *thunnuz. The formation is best read as suffixal, compound, and borrowed: the word thinly carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a adv, "in a thin layer or sparse manner". Related English forms include thin, thinness, and thinning. The result is a adv whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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