slightly
to a small degree or extent
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,712 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,589 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- to a small degree or extent also: somewhat, more or less his arguments were somewhat self-contradictorythe children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
- in a slim or slender manner also: slenderly, slimly a slenderly built womanslightly built
slightly in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She looked excited and determined, and slightly on the defensive.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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His face clouded over for a minute, and he slightly sighed.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Primrose had always a very faint color; at Poppy's words it deepened slightly.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1
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Her large picture-hat of pale-blue straw, with its big gauze bow and crushed roses, had a slightly exaggerated Parisian air.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Fagging at Harrow--which varies slightly in different houses--is hard or easy according to the taste and fancy of the fag's master.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1