Definitions for slightly
slight·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. slightly, somewhat, more or less(adverb)

   to a small degree or extent

   "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"

2. slenderly, slimly, slightly(adverb)

   in a slim or slender manner

   "a slenderly built woman"; "slightly built"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. slightly(Adverb)

   Slenderly; delicately.

   He was slightly built, but tall.

2. slightly(Adverb)

   To a small extent or degree.

   He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Slightly(adverb)

   in a slight manner

2. Slightly(adverb)

   slightingly; negligently

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'slightly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1189

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'slightly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1010

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'slightly' in Adverbs Frequency: #111

How to pronounce slightly?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of slightly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of slightly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of slightly in a Sentence

1. Jeb Bush:

   Now that's a slightly bigger Jeb.

2. Lisa Vanderpump:

   It had a slightly different energy to it.

3. Ren Zhengfei:

   It is expected that Huawei's growth may slow, but only slightly.

4. Mike Corbat:

   You will see an investment bank up slightly quarter over quarter.

5. Patrick Blais:

   Yesterday they had such a big bounce, it was probably slightly overdone.

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