slightly

Adverb

• to a small degree or extent
  • "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"
• in a slim or slender manner
  • "slightly built"

Adv

• Slenderly; delicately.
• To a small extent or degree.

Examples

• He was slightly built, but tall.
• He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.

Synonyms

more or less, slenderly, slimly, somewhat, a bit, a little, barely, closely, faintly, hardly, imperceptibly, just, marginally, nearly, not much, only just, scarcely, slightly

Antonyms

almost, mostly, quite, very

Related Words

degree, extent, miserably, modicum, wretchedly