slightly

adverb

Definition of slightlynext
1
as in barely
by a very small margin I thought the first one was slightly better

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2
as in little
in a very small quantity or degree he was slightly curious about the identity of the wine, but not enough to bother asking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slightly
  1. barely
  2. little
  3. just
  4. somewhat
Adverb
  • By contrast, in the debate-free tests, the nonhuman judges answered correctly only 54% of the time, a result just barely better than flipping a coin.
    Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • House District 71 Former State Rep. Rita Fleming, D-Jeffersonville, barely defended her seat in 2022 against Republican Scott Hawkins, a teacher and Jefferson city councilor, who lost by less than 300 votes.
    Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of barely
Adverb
  • The Apple Magic Mouse has changed little in almost a decade.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Stocks opened little changed as investors await the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of little
Adverb
  • To name just one example: After an opening act filled with lurid cartel violence, Emilia Pérez gives us a comic number about gender-reassignment surgery.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
  • While climate denial allows people to protect themselves from feelings of distress, terror management theory suggests that denying death is just the tip of the iceberg.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of just
Adverb
  • This month, the designer will present his 120-piece collection at his new gallery in a somewhat unusual location, downtown’s Seaport neighborhood.
    Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Coach Kyle Shanahan went in with the idea of limiting McCaffrey somewhat.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of somewhat
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