slightly

/ ˈslaɪtlɪ /

adverb

1. in small measure or degree

Example Sentences

The messaging is straightforward, factual, and just slightly cheeky — a digital “taste of their own medicine.”

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A slightly bigger share of last year’s graduates landed in the field after graduation, making a median annual salary of $190,000.

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And as those parts grow slightly more capable—say, with improved sensors or processing power— the behavior could evolve too.

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Income from the insurance business fell, a likely result of slightly lower short-term interest rates relative to last year.

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In the dock, Filipov, 36, cut a gaunt but muscular figure, twitching slightly like a boxer before a fight as he attempted to defuse awkward questions about his tattoos.

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Related Words

• kind of 
• lightly 
• marginally 
• somewhat