Associations to the word «Slightly»

Wiktionary

SLIGHTLY, adverb. Slenderly; delicately.
SLIGHTLY, adverb. To a small extent or degree.

Dictionary definition

SLIGHTLY, adverb. To a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other".
SLIGHTLY, adverb. In a slim or slender manner; "a slenderly built woman"; "slightly built".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke