Definition
slightly: a little bit, in some degree, rather, somewhat, to some extent
I'm slightly drunk right now, but I still think you're beautiful. I've only had one glass of beer so I'm only a little bit drunk!
(a) slight (difference): (a) small, minimal; trivial, unimportant (difference)
Pronunciation examples
UK: I still feel slightly angry towards the man who broke my heart.
US: We had a slight difference of opinion, but it was nothing serious.
- "Lift your arms, please... and spread your legs slightly."
- "Genteel manners, impeccable grooming, a slightly flamboyant dress sense, a love of theatre - all the hallmarks of an English gentleman - are frowned upon in a post-Brexit Europe."
- "However, he's slightly too friendly and helpful."
- "Needless to say, she was slightly concerned when she saw that this "omelet" was frozen, and then defrosted in the microwave."
- "I feel slightly less lonely... like I have one or two friends."
- "The perplexed shark hesitated slightly before biting the victim in two."
- "Donna : Highs in the low 20s, slight chance of rain."
- "No one was hurt during the revolution but the country did record its first ever act of violence when the former President's bodyguard was slightly pushed."
- "actually I do have quite a slight preference for…"
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