slightly

English

Etymology

slight +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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Adverb

slightly (comparative more slightly, superlative most slightly)

1. Slenderly; delicately.

   He was slightly built, but tall.

2. To a small extent or degree.

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

Synonyms

• (to a small extent or degree): a little, marginally, somewhat

Antonyms

• (to a small extent or degree): quite, very

Translations

slenderly

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瘦 (cmn) (shòu)

• Finnish: hennosti (fi)

• French: finement (fr), délicatement (fr)
• Turkish: biraz (tr), azıcık (tr)

to a small extent or degree

• Catalan: lleugerament (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 略微 (cmn) (lüèwēi), 稍微 (cmn) (shāowēi)

• Dutch: lichtelijk (nl)
• Esperanto: iomete (eo), etete (eo)
• Finnish: hieman (fi)
• French: légèrement (fr)

• German: ein wenig (de)
• Italian: leggermente (it)
• Macedonian: малку (mk) (málku), малкуцка (mk) (málkucka)
• Polish: trochę
• Russian: немного (ru) (nemnógo), слегка (ru) (slexká)
• Spanish: levemente (es), ligeramente (es)
• Tok Pisin: liklik (tpi)