slightly

[ˈslaɪtli]

Definition:
1. A little.
2. To a small degree or extent.

Use 'slightly' in a sentence:

1. By way of contrast, Manchester United will travel slightly more than 1,200 miles.
2. Her hearing was found to be slightly defective.
3. Wet the brush slightly before putting it in the paint.
4. Each person learns in a slightly different way.
5. I knew her slightly.
6. The water was slightly cooler than a child's bath.
7. The high notes were slightly flat.
8. Turn the rudder slightly so that we can ease the boat round.
9. He braked the car slightly.
10. He slackened the ropes slightly.
11. My attitude to money is slightly easy come, easy go.
12. The meat was slightly charred.
13. You can see that her nose has been drawn slightly out of line.
14. The company's shares had rallied slightly by the close of trading.
15. You will need to overlap the pieces of wood slightly.
16. He rose slightly and then sat down to work again.
17. The road bent slightly to the right.
18. The whole place has a slightly spooky atmosphere.
19. The lift rocked slightly, steadied, and the doors opened.
20. She bought a slightly larger size to allow for shrinkage.
21. We took a slightly more direct route.
22. All our sale items are slightly imperfect.
23. The bunk mattress was hard, the blankets prickly and slightly damp.
24. His hat was tilted slightly at an angle.
25. Her hat was slightly askew.
26. Our jobs overlap slightly, which sometimes causes difficulties.
27. Each of the houses was slightly different.
28. She found the hospital routine slightly dull.
29. The cookies will flatten slightly while cooking.
30. Each (one) of the houses was slightly different.
31. In most languages adjectives have slightly different spellings for masculine and feminine.
32. His eyes seemed slightly dilated.
33. The dog's ears flattened slightly as Cook spoke his name.
34. They will be slightly more expensive but they last a lot longer.
35. The pound closed slightly down at $1.534.
36. My arms were aching so I shifted position slightly.
37. The engine noise rises only slightly as I speed along.
38. It is time to put these arrangements on a slightly more formal basis.
39. Because they're handmade, each one varies slightly.
40. The dollar finished the day slightly down.
41. Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size.
42. As they're handmade, each one varies slightly.
43. His family then moved to a slightly larger house.
44. Jack inclined his head very slightly.
45. Her lips were slightly parted.
46. Blake jumped in expertly; the boat dipped slightly under his weight.
47. I played the ball back slightly.
48. I interrogated everyone even slightly involved.
49. Their talk was slightly malicious.
50. The hot iron has slightly singed the cloth.
51. ‘Are you worried? ’ ‘Only slightly. ’
52. Her ideas are slightly muddled.
53. The pound closed slightly down at$ 1.534.
54. I wouldn't say your stomach was big — it's just slightly convex.
55. It's slightly kooky, but I love it.
56. The fish is slightly off.
57. I was slightly out in my calculations.
58. Share prices had perked up slightly by close of trading.
59. The weather looks slightly iffy.
60. By evening the wind had moderated slightly.
61. They pay slightly more than the going rate.
62. The shell has to be slightly porous to enable oxygen to pass in.
63. Beat it until the dough is slightly elastic.
64. The pain was receding slightly.
65. He was slightly bruised but otherwise unhurt.