Slight·ly, adv.
1. In a slight manner.
2. Slightingly; negligently. [Obs.]
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slightly
adv 1: to a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat
self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one
slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"
[syn: somewhat]
2: in a slim or slender manner; "a slenderly built woman";
"slightly built" [syn: slenderly, slimly]