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".

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