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slightly
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Meaning of
'slightly'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Slightly
[
adv.
]
- In a slight manner.
- Slightingly; negligently.
Meaning of 'slightly' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
slightly
[
r
]
Meaning (1):
- in a slim or slender manner
Example in sentence:
a slenderly built woman;
slightly built
Meaning (2):
- to a small degree or extent
Example in sentence:
his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory;
the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
Nearby Words:
slibber
slice
sliced
slicer
slich
slicing
slick
slicken
slickens
slickensides
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