slightly

1. 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”

   Synonymssomewhatmore or less
2. 2.

   in a slim or slender manner

   “a slenderly built woman”

   “slightly built”

   Synonymsslenderlyslimly

Questions about slightly

What does slightly mean?

slightly means "to a small degree or extent". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in slightly?

slightly has 2 syllables: slight-ly. The stress falls on "slight". In IPA it is /ˈslaɪtli/.

What is another word for slightly?

Close synonyms include somewhat, more or less, slenderly, slimly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slightly a common word?

slightly is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.