English adverb: slightly | |||
1. | slightly to a small degree or extent | ||
Samples | His arguments were somewhat self-contradictory. The children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other. | ||
Synonyms | more or less, somewhat | ||
2. | slightly in a slim or slender manner | ||
Samples | A slenderly built woman. Slightly built. | ||
Synonyms | slenderly, slimly | ||