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Definition of Slightly
1. Adverb. To a small degree or extent. "The children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"
2. Adverb. In a slim or slender manner. "Slightly built"
Definition of Slightly
1. adv. In a slight manner.
Definition of Slightly
1. Adverb. Slenderly; delicately. ¹
2. Adverb. To a small extent or degree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slightly
1. slight [adv] - See also: slight
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slightly
Literary usage of Slightly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report (1883)
"7 cars slightly damaged. Feb. 18, H-82, passenger, broken rail at Stillwater
Junction throw train off track and slightly damaged all cars in ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1895)
"M.1 Left foot on side, lips pressed and moved slightly. ... F. Head down, lower
lip to one side, tongue slightly protruded or in one cheek. ..."
3. Report (1913)
"Common in dry or slightly shaded "round. Solidago juncea Ail. Early Goldenrod.
... Occasional in rich open or slightly shaded ground and on rocky bluffs. ..."
4. Annual Report by New Hampshire Railroad Commissioners (1907)
"Miss Blanche Baker, jumped from car; very slightly injured. July 29, 1906. Concord.
Robert Kenne, stepped from car and fell, bruising shoulder and soiling ..."
5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1915)
"and dissolve easily in acetone, chloroform, or ethylacetate; soluble in benzene;
slightly soluble in cold, soluble in hot alcohol, methyl alcohol, or ether; ..."
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