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.