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How to pronounce slightly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms slenderly, slimly


slightly built.
Type Words
Synonyms more or less, somewhat


the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other.

Examples of slightly

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The lush apple, vanilla and slightly nutty flavors end in a long citrusy finish.
From the stltoday.com
Bake until top is golden brown and splits slightly, about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
From the stltoday.com
There was slightly more supply in Ormond Beach with seven listed units for sale.
From the news-journalonline.com
The skin is slightly mottled and the visual trick is completed with fake leaves.
From the bloomberg.com
Revenue rose 17 percent to 112 million euros, also slightly below the estimates.
From the bloomberg.com
The county now provides slightly more than 118,000 jobs, according to the study.
From the tennessean.com
When McCorkle was named chief in March 2010, those numbers were slightly higher.
From the dailyherald.com
Cut a piece of matching ribbon slightly shorter than the diameter of the circle.
From the kentucky.com
To see the next group of words, I had to move my head slightly or move the book.
From the sfgate.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • Slenderly: in a slim or slender manner; "a slenderly built woman"; "slightly built"
  • (slight) little(a): (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that ...
  • (slight) pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"
  • (slight) rebuff: a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
  • (slight) flimsy: lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
  • Slight is a surname, and may refer to: * Aaron Slight (born 1966), former professional motorcycle road racer * Jim Slight (1855-1930), Australian cricketer
  • Slenderly; delicately; To a small extent or degree
  • (slight) The act of slighting; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy; Sleight; To treat as slight or not worthy of attention, to make light of; To treat with disdain or neglect; To act negligently or carelessly; To overthrow; to demolish; To make even or level; To throw heedlessly; Small, ...