slightly

Words with a similar base: slightly

'slightly'

[slightly.r.01] as in: to a small degree or extent

Examples:
his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other

'slightly'

[slenderly.r.01] as in: in a slim or slender manner

Examples:
a slenderly built woman
slightly built

Origins

					slightly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── slight (English)
    └── sliht (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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