slightly
Meanings
Adverb
- to a small degree or extent
- "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"
- in a slim or slender manner
- "slightly built"
Adv
- Slenderly; delicately.
- To a small extent or degree.
Origin / Etymology
From slight + -ly.
Synonyms
a bit, a little, barely, closely, faintly, hardly, imperceptibly, just, marginally, more or less, nearly, not much, only just, scarcely, slenderly, slightly, slimly, somewhat
Scrabble Score: 15
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