= thinly, adv. 2.

With large intervals of space or time; sparsely; not closely or thickly.

In various places; here and there; sparsely.

In a scattered manner; disorderedly, irregularly; †intermittently.

sparsely; sparingly.

In adverbial use: Sparsely. Also in combinations.

In a sparse manner; not closely or densely; thinly.

In a scattered or dispersed manner; at intervals; occasionally; here and there.

thinly, sparsely.