slightly

British  

/ ˈslaɪtlɪ /

adverb

1. in small measure or degree

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Example Sentences

Sales of traditional children’s toys are expected to be flat or slightly down this year, reflecting pressures from declining birth rates and competition from digital entertainment, industry executives said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here is what we gleaned about the film in slightly more than two minutes:

From BBC

Which is how I fell, slightly obsessively, into the surprisingly vivid world of lunch cookbooks — and from there into an even more specific niche: studio cookbooks.

From Salon

A pullback in federal government Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program benefits has also slightly dampened low-income spending in the most recent quarter, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers recorded 65 unprovoked shark bites worldwide last year, slightly below the 10-year average of 72, but an increase from 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• kind of
• lightly
• marginally
• somewhat