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slightly
adverb
to a small degree or extent
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- LIGHTL
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈslaɪtli
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Meaning
Definitions
adverb
to a small degree or extent
“his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory”
adverb
in a slim or slender manner
“a slenderly built woman”
In context
Example Sentences
his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
a slenderly built woman
slightly built
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