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Webster 1913 Edition


Slightly

Slight′ly

,
adv.
1.
In a slight manner.
2.
Slightingly; negligently.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Slightly

SLIGHTLY

,
adv.
1.
Weakly; superficially; with inconsiderable force or effect; in a small degree; as a man slightly wounded; an audience slightly affected with preaching.
2.
Negligently; without regard; with moderate contempt.

Definition 2024


slightly

slightly

English

Adverb

slightly (comparative more slightly, superlative most slightly)

  1. Slenderly; delicately.
    He was slightly built, but tall.
  2. (degree) To a small extent or degree.
    He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.

Usage note

Slightly is often used by the English to mean almost the opposite, something like rather. For example, "The big picture here of course is that still staggeringly low numbers of these migrants are being hired though, isn't it? And despite these rather positive tales we've just heard, there seems to be a broader, slightly grimmer picture which perhaps will have a lesson for other countries thinking of receiving migrants." (Ed Butler on BBC Business Daily, Sept. 23, 2016)

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