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slight·ly

slightly

 
 
pronunciation:
slaIt li
part of speech: adjective
definition: Slightly means by a small amount or to a very small degree. When something is slightly dirty, it means that it is just a little bit dirty.
The new clothes for the baby are slightly big, but that's okay because babies grow fast.We were slightly late for the basketball game, but we didn't really miss much.Both of the desserts are good, but this one is slightly better, I think.
synonyms:
just
antonyms:
extremely, greatly, very
similar words:
barely