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slightly

(slaɪtli)
adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb]
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 person learns in a slightly different way.
You can adjust it slightly.
The best activities for stamina need to get you slightly out of breath.
Synonyms: a little, a bit, somewhat, moderately More Synonyms of slightly

slightly in British English

(ˈslaɪtlɪ)
adverb
in small measure or degree

Examples of 'slightly' in a sentence
slightly

Air pressure in the lobby is kept slightly higher than outside to keep out dirt and insects.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This is slightly different then thanking them.
Christianity Today (2000)
Today he is slightly less bullish about the book and his boardroom skills.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What we are doing is looking for the ones which are slightly less immature.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
These figures reduce slightly for larger pots.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Perhaps a different distribution of pain might have made that number slightly smaller.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
One team might have slightly different values to another and dish out stars in a different way.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Keep at least one window open slightly as heavy snow can seal a car shut.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It suspects the merchandise range would have been slightly smaller.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
My own experience of team sports is slightly different.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He kept the port ones slightly ahead to correct the swing.
Len Deighton Bomber
But the drop was slightly smaller than in the previous two months.
The Sun (2008)
And the international game is slightly different.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Halve vertically with one piece slightly larger than the other.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Let us hope that her interviewing is slightly less collaborative this time and has a bit more bite.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They'll give slightly less crunch but no less flavour.
The Sun (2015)
He's also hoping for a slightly larger budget to work with next time.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She made only a slightly smaller splash than the Beatles had three years before.
Shawn Levy READY, STEADY, GO!: Swinging London and the Invention of Cool (2002)
Use a spoon to press down, leaving a slightly higher ridge around the outside of the tin.
The Sun (2014)
I sometimes hang work slightly higher if both clients are tall.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A slightly higher proportion of young females smoke than young males.
Cohen, Julian & Kay, James Taking Drugs Seriously (1994)
If you have a slightly larger garden, then let part of your grass grow and mow paths through it.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
So, are we stuck using our mobiles, with their slightly less outrageous roaming charges?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
slightly

British English: slightly /ˈslaɪtlɪ/ ADVERB
Slightly means to some degree but not much.
His family moved to a slightly larger house.
  • American English: slightly
  • Arabic: قَلِيلاً
  • Brazilian Portuguese: levemente
  • Chinese: 些微地
  • Croatian: malo
  • Czech: nepatrně
  • Danish: lidt
  • Dutch: enigszins
  • European Spanish: levemente
  • Finnish: hieman
  • French: légèrement
  • German: leicht
  • Greek: ελαφρά
  • Italian: leggermente
  • Japanese: わずかに
  • Korean: 약간
  • Norwegian: svakt
  • Polish: nieznacznie
  • European Portuguese: levemente
  • Romanian: puțin mai
  • Russian: незначительно
  • Latin American Spanish: levemente
  • Swedish: lätt en aning
  • Thai: อย่างเล็กน้อย
  • Turkish: azıcık
  • Ukrainian: трохи
  • Vietnamese: một chút

Chinese translation of 'slightly'

slightly

(ˈslaɪtlɪ)

adv

  1. (= a bit) 略微地 (lüèwēi de)
    slightly built 体(體)格纤(纖)弱 (tǐgé xiānruò)
(adverb) 
The house they moved to was slightly larger.
Synonyms
a little
I'm getting a little tired of having to correct your mistakes.
a bit
This girl was a bit strange.
somewhat
He concluded that Oswald was somewhat abnormal.
moderately
The machine operated moderately well.
marginally
Sales last year were marginally better.
a shade
to some degree
on a small scale
to some extent or degree

Additional synonyms

in the sense of a bit
Definition
rather
This girl was a bit strange.
Synonyms
somewhat,
rather,
quite,
kind of (informal),
pretty,
fairly,
slightly,
moderately,
to some extent
in the sense of marginally
Sales last year were marginally better.
Synonyms
slightly,
a little,
somewhat,
on a small scale,
to some extent or degree
in the sense of moderately
The machine operated moderately well.
Synonyms
reasonably,
rather,
quite,
fairly,
somewhat,
slightly,
to some extent,
to a degree,
in moderation,
within reason,
tolerably,
within limits,
passably

Synonyms of 'slightly'

slightly

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