slightly
slenderly; delicately.
Example
“He was slightly built, but tall.”
Other meanings
To a small extent or degree.
“He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.”
Synonyms
- somewhat
- more or less
Related words
- slightily
- slightly-enriched uranium
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “slightly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.