Etymology

thinly

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Today it means: In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly. Full definition →

Middle English þynnelich
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromþynnelich“with thin material; thinly”
  2. English todaythinly

From Middle English þynnelich (“with thin material; thinly”); equivalent to thin + -ly.

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