Thin(adv.) Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.
Thin(superl.) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
Thin(superl.) Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
Thin(superl.) Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
Thin(superl.) Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
Thin(superl.) Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.
Thin(superl.) Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
Thin(superl.) Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.
Thin(v. i.) To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.
Thin(v. t.) To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).
Thinly(a.) In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited.
Thinned(imp. & p. p.) of Thin
Thinness(n.) The quality or state of being thin (in any of the senses of the word).
Thinning(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thin
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