slightly
Syllables: slight·ly/ˈslaɪtli/
slightly adverb: slenderly; delicately.
Adverb
slightly (comparative more slightly, superlative most slightly)
- Slenderly; delicately.
- He was slightly built, but tall.
- To a small extent or degree.
- He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.
- And while that number is expected to shift back slightly into positive territory over this decade, fewer children today establishes an unmistakable implication for tomorrow: fewer adults available as consumers, workers and taxpayers.2021 April 23, Ronald Brownstein, “The racist ‘replacement theory’ has it all backward”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- a little, marginally, somewhat, not much
slightly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
slightly in Hindi
- slenderly
- तनिक tanik
- to a small extent or degree
- तनिक tanik
slightly in Tamil
- வினையுரிச்சொல், மெலிதான, ஒல்லியான, போதாத, கொஞ்சமாக, ஓரளவு
slightly in Urdu
- تھوڑا سا
slightly in Bengali
- অবসন্নভাবে, সামান্য মাত্রায়
More languagesFewer languages
- slightly in Telugu
- ఎల ela
- slightly in Malayalam
- അല്പമാത്രമായി, കുറച്ച്, സ്വല്പം, അഗണ്യമായി
- slightly in Kannada
- ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ svalpa, ಕಡಿಮೆ kaḍime
- slightly in Gujarati
- સહેજ sahěj
- slightly in Sanskrit
- ईषत् īṣat
- slightly in Arabic
- قَلِيلًا qalīlan
- slightly in Vietnamese
- hơi
Examples of slightly in a sentence
- After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
- After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise.
- You should bend the G slightly sharp in the next measure.
Synonyms of slightly
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Forms of slightly
| comparative | more slightly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most slightly |
Origin of slightly
From slight + -ly.
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Questions about slightly
- What does slightly mean?
- Slightly means slenderly; delicately.
- What is slightly in Hindi?
- Slightly in Hindi is तनिक (tanik). See Slightly meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is slightly?
- Slightly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce slightly?
- Slightly is pronounced /ˈslaɪtli/.
Words near slightly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: slightly (page history and authors); slightly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); slightly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); slightly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ఎల (Telugu) (page history and authors); slightly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಕಡಿಮೆ (Kannada) (page history and authors); સહેજ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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