slightly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈslaɪtli/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English slight Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English slightly From slight + -ly.
Meanings
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Slenderly; delicately.
He was slightly built, but tall.
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(qualifier:degree) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more slightly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most slightly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
almost · very · mostly · very · quite
Deriveds
slightly-enriched uranium · slightily
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
wretchedly · modicum · extent · degree · miserably
Synonyms
a little · marginally · scarcely · sort of · nearly · hardly · low-key · a tad · a little bit · sorta · a touch · somewhat · kinda · sorta kinda · closely · mildly · modestly · somewhat · marginally · not much · a trifle · a mite · a bit · kinda sorta · slightly · just · a smidgen · kind of · a little · barely · faintly · only just · a smidgeon · imperceptibly
Translations (71)
io poke (to a small extent or degree) · ru немно́го (to a small extent or degree) · sa ईषत् (to a small extent or degree) · hu kicsivel (to a small extent or degree) · tpi liklik (to a small extent or degree) · mk малкуцка (to a small extent or degree) · de ein wenig (to a small extent or degree) · mk малку (to a small extent or degree) · hi तनिक (slenderly) · hu kissé (to a small extent or degree) · cmn 稍微 (to a small extent or degree) · sv något (to a small extent or degree) · cmn 瘦 (slenderly) · nb svakt (to a small extent or degree) · uk ледь (to a small extent or degree) · tr hafifçe (to a small extent or degree) · ro ușor (to a small extent or degree) · fr délicatement (slenderly) · nl lichtelijk (to a small extent or degree) · gl levemente (to a small extent or degree) · ro puțin (to a small extent or degree) · ko 약간 (to a small extent or degree) · tr azıcık (slenderly) · fr finement (slenderly) · pt finamente (slenderly) · ar قَلِيلًا (to a small extent or degree) · eo iomete (to a small extent or degree) · ja 少し (to a small extent or degree) · eo ete (to a small extent or degree) · gl lixeiramente (to a small extent or degree) · uk тро́хи (to a small extent or degree) · hu kicsit (to a small extent or degree) · bg едва (to a small extent or degree) · ru слегка́ (to a small extent or degree) · hu valamelyest (to a small extent or degree) · nl enigszins (to a small extent or degree) · fr légèrement (to a small extent or degree) · tr biraz (to a small extent or degree) · it leggermente (to a small extent or degree) · es levemente (to a small extent or degree) · hu egy kicsit (to a small extent or degree) · pt um pouco (to a small extent or degree) · nb lettere (to a small extent or degree) · za loq (to a small extent or degree) · hi तनिक (to a small extent or degree) · vi hơi (to a small extent or degree) · uk зле́гка (to a small extent or degree) · pl trochę (to a small extent or degree) · es ligeramente (to a small extent or degree) · ko 조금 (to a small extent or degree) · grc ὀλίγον (to a small extent or degree) · hu valamennyivel (to a small extent or degree) · hu enyhén (to a small extent or degree) · mi tata (to a small extent or degree) · hu némileg (to a small extent or degree) · cmn 略微 (to a small extent or degree) · eo etete (to a small extent or degree) · grc ἦκα (to a small extent or degree) · hu egy kicsivel (to a small extent or degree) · pt ligeiramente (to a small extent or degree) · nb lett (to a small extent or degree) · fi hennosti (slenderly) · sv aningen (to a small extent or degree) · tr hafif (to a small extent or degree) · ca lleugerament (to a small extent or degree) · fi hieman (to a small extent or degree) · de leicht (to a small extent or degree) · pl nieco (to a small extent or degree) · hu valamivel (to a small extent or degree) · aeb دوبلاش (to a small extent or degree) · nb litt (to a small extent or degree)