slightly
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slightly
- /ˈslaɪtli/
Rhymes with -aɪtli
adverb more slightly · most slightly
- Slenderly; delicately. He was slightly built, but tall.
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To a small extent or degree.
He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.
Similar: a little, marginally, somewhat, not much · Opposite: quite, very
Similar: a bit, a little, a little bit, a mite, a smidgen, a smidgeon, a tad, a touch, a trifle, barely, closely, faintly, hardly, imperceptibly, just, kinda, kinda sorta, kind of, low-key, marginally, mildly, modestly, nearly, only just, scarcely, slightly, somewhat, sorta, sorta kinda, sort of · Opposite: almost, mostly, very
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: slenderly, slimly, somewhat, slim, thin, short, lightly, little, shallowly, small, faintly, mildly, thinly, slowly, marginally, minimally
adverb
Similar: a bit, a little, a little bit, a mite, a smidgen, a smidgeon, a tad, a touch, a trifle, barely, closely, faintly, hardly, imperceptibly, just, kinda, kinda sorta, kind of, low-key, marginally, mildly, modestly, nearly, only just, scarcely, slightly, somewhat, sorta, sorta kinda, sort of · Opposite: almost, mostly, very
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adv slenderly
| 中文 | 瘦 shòu |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | तनिक tanik |
| Português | finamente |
| Français | finement, délicatement |
adv to a small extent or degree
| Español | levemente, ligeramente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조금 jogeum, 약간 yakgan |
| 日本語 | 少し sukoshi, ちょっと chotto, ちょい choi, ちょっぴり choppiri, 少々 shōshō |
| 中文 | 略微 lüèwēi, 稍微 shāowēi |
| हिन्दी | तनिक tanik |
| Português | ligeiramente, um pouco |
| Français | légèrement |
| Deutsch | ein wenig, leicht |
| Italiano | leggermente |
| Română | puțin, ușor |
| Русский | немно́го nemnógo, слегка́ slexká |
| Tiếng Việt | hơi |
| العربية | قَلِيلًا qalīlan |
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