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 slightly slightly /ˈslaɪtli/

adverb

  1. () To a small degree or extent  ( more or less , fractionally , slightly , somewhat )
    to a small degree or extent
     His arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
    his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
     The children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
    the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
  2. In a slim or slender manner  ( slenderly , slightly , slimly )
    in a slim or slender manner
     A slenderly built woman
    a slenderly built woman
     Slightly built
    slightly built