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English adverb: slightly

1. slightly to a small degree or extent


SamplesHis arguments were somewhat self-contradictory.
The children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other.


Synonymsmore or less, somewhat

2. slightly in a slim or slender manner


SamplesA slenderly built woman.
Slightly built.


Synonymsslenderly, slimly









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