All slightly synonyms
slight
S s adv slightly
- daintily β of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.
- agilely β quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.
- intangibly β not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable.
- frivolously β characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- moderately β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- hardly β only just; almost not; barely: We had hardly reached the lake when it started raining. hardly any; hardly ever.
- heedlessly β careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- a little β small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- at least β You use at least to say that a number or amount is the smallest that is possible or likely and that the actual number or amount may be greater. The forms at the least and at the very least are also used.
- lightly β with little weight, force, intensity, etc.; gently: to press lightly on a door bell.
- at worst β under the worst circumstances; at the greatest disadvantage
- halfway β to half the distance; to midpoint: The rope reaches only halfway.
- breezily β abounding in breezes; windy.
- at best β You use at best to indicate that even if you describe something as favourably as possible or if it performs as well as it possibly can, it is still not very good.
- airily β in a jaunty or high-spirited manner
- measurably β capable of being measured.
- leniently β agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
- little by little β small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- faintly β lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- averagely β a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
- in part β a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- in reason β a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- at most β at the maximum
- by no means β on no account; in no way
- by a hair β by a very slight margin, only just
- flippantly β frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- in some measure β a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
adverb slightly
- bearably β In a bearable manner.
- negligibly β so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible.
- any β You use any in statements with negative meaning to indicate that no thing or person of a particular type exists, is present, or is involved in a situation.
- imperceptibly β very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
- fractionally β pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- detectably β In a way that can be detected.
- little β small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- impalpably β In an impalpable manner.
- just β guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
- gently β kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- delicately β fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
- merely β only as specified and nothing more; simply: merely a matter of form.
- minimally β constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.
- ethereally β In an ethereal manner.
- mildly β amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- marginally β pertaining to a margin.
- insignificantly β Of such extremely small quantity or degree that it is not worth measuring.
- noticeably β attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.