thin·ly 
/ˈθɪnli/ adverb
/ˈθɪnli/ adverb [more thinly; most thinly] 1 : in a way that makes thin pieces, layers, etc.
▪ thinly sliced carrots ▪ The table was thinly coated/covered/layered in dust. 2 : with very few people or things close together
▪ a thinly populated area ▪ a area thinly planted with trees 3 : in a weak way that does not seem sincere
▪ He smiled thinly. 4 : in a way that does not completely hide something
▪ The book is a thinly disguised autobiography. ▪ thinly veiled criticism
▪ thinly sliced carrots ▪ The table was thinly coated/covered/layered in dust.
▪ a thinly populated area ▪ a area thinly planted with trees
▪ He smiled thinly.
▪ The book is a thinly disguised autobiography. ▪ thinly veiled criticism
