slightly

British  

/ ˈslaɪtlɪ /

adverb

1. in small measure or degree

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, oil prices erased early losses to trade slightly higher as traders digested Maduro’s removal and the implications for the country’s oil industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

I ask, slightly incredulous at how this detail has only emerged 29 years later.

From BBC

Expectations are for a 52.3 reading, slightly lower than in November.

From Barron's

Some offered a slightly different interpretation of how developments in Iran might impact oil prices in 2026 and beyond.

From MarketWatch

Imagine this: The cheerful, if slightly scolding voices of the self-checkout machines punctuate the steady hum of fluorescent lights.

From Salon

Related Words

• kind of
• lightly
• marginally
• somewhat