slightly

slightly
Synonyms and related words:
a bit, a little, barely, by a hair, by an ace, ever so little, exiguously, extremely, faintly, fairly, feebly, frugally, hardly, imperfectly, in a measure, in a nutshell, in a way, in miniature, in some measure, in the small, inappreciably, inconsequentially, insignificantly, just a bit, kind of, lightly, little, marginally, meagerly, minimally, minutely, negligibly, not hardly, only just, poorly, pretty, punily, quite, rather, scantily, scarcely, small, smally, somewhat, sort of, sparely, sparingly, tant soit peu, to a degree, to some extent, triflingly, very, weakly

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Slightly — Slight ly, adv. 1. In a slight manner. [1913 Webster] 2. Slightingly; negligently. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slightly — [adv] a little hardly, hardly at all, hardly noticeable, imperceptibly, inappreciably, inconsiderably, insignificantly, kind of, lightly, marginally, more or less, on a small scale, pretty, scarcely any, somewhat, to some degree, to some extent;… …   New thesaurus

  • slightly — ► ADVERB 1) to a small degree. 2) (of a person s build) in a slender way …   English terms dictionary

  • slightly — slight|ly W2S1 [ˈslaıtli] adv 1.) a little ▪ a slightly different color ▪ a slightly more powerful engine slightly higher/lower/better/larger etc ▪ January s sales were slightly better than average. ▪ He was someone I already knew slightly. ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • slightly — [[t]sla͟ɪtli[/t]] ♦♦ ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v, ADV prep Slightly means to some degree but not to a very large degree. His family then moved to a slightly larger house... They will be slightly more expensive but they last a lot longer... Each… …   English dictionary

  • slightly — / slaItli/ adverb 1 slightly different/older/worried etc a little bit different, older etc: a slightly different attitude | Alison is slightly older than the others. | “Are you worried about him?” “Just slightly.” 2 slightly built having a thin… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • slightly — slight|ly [ slaıtli ] adverb *** not very much, only a little: I feel slightly better today. He was limping slightly. Do you know her? Only slightly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • slightly */*/*/ — UK [ˈslaɪtlɪ] / US adverb not very much, only a little I feel slightly better today. He was limping slightly. Do you know her? Only slightly …   English dictionary

  • slightly*/*/*/ — [ˈslaɪtli] adv a little I feel slightly better today.[/ex] He was limping slightly.[/ex] ‘Do you know her? ‘Only slightly. [/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • slightly — adverb a) Slenderly; delicately. He was slightly built, but tall. b) To a small extent or degree. He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter. Syn: a little, marginally …   Wiktionary

  • slightly — adv. Slightly is used with these adjectives: ↑abashed, ↑absurd, ↑afraid, ↑aggrieved, ↑agitated, ↑ajar, ↑alarmed, ↑alarming, ↑aloof, ↑ambiguous, ↑amused, ↑amusing …   Collocations dictionary

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