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slightly - Meaning and Examples

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