slightly
/ˈslaɪtli/
adverb
Slenderly; delicately.
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Adverb 2 meanings
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.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From slight + -ly.
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SLIGHTLY at a glance
SLIGHTLY has 8 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (S 1 + L 1 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1 + L 1 + Y 4) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,792 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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