'Thinly' definitions:

Definition of 'thinly'

From: WordNet
adverb
Without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly"
adverb
Without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: thinly, thin] [ant: thick, thickly]
adverb
In a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly" [syn: thinly, lightly] [ant: thickly]
adverb
In a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown mountainside" [ant: densely, thickly]

Definition of 'Thinly'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]