English

Detailed Synonyms for slightly in English

slightly:

slightly adv

  1. slightly
  2. slightly
  3. slightly
    – to a small degree or extent 1
    slightly; somewhat; more or less
    – to a small degree or extent 1
    • slightly adv
      • the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other1
    • somewhat adv
      • his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory1
  4. slightly
    – in a slim or slender manner 1
    slightly; slimly; slenderly
    – in a slim or slender manner 1

Related Words for "slightly":


Alternate Synonyms for "slightly":


Related Definitions for "slightly":

  1. to a small degree or extent1
    • the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other1
  2. in a slim or slender manner1
    • slightly built1

slightly form of slight:

slight adj

  1. slight
    – lacking substance or significance 1
    insignificant
    – signifying nothing 1
    infinitesimal
    – infinitely or immeasurably small 1
    minor
    – of lesser importance or stature or rank 1
    • minor adj
      • a minor poet1
      • had a minor part in the play1
      • a minor official1
      • many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen1
      • minor back roads1
    slight
    – lacking substance or significance 1
  2. slight
    – lacking substance or significance 1
    slight; thin; fragile; flimsy; tenuous
    – lacking substance or significance 1
  3. slight
  4. slight
  5. slight
  6. slight
  7. slight
  8. slight
    – being of delicate or slender build 1
    slight; slim; slender; svelte
    – being of delicate or slender build 1
    • slight adj
      • watched her slight figure cross the street1
    • slim adj
      • a slim girl with straight blonde hair1
    • slender adj
      • she was slender as a willow shoot is slender1
    • svelte adj
  9. slight
    – (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some 1
    slight; little
    – (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some 1
    • slight adj
      • there's slight chance that it will work1
      • there's a slight chance it will work1
    • little adj
      • little rain fell in May1
      • gave it little thought1
      • little time is left1
      • we still have little money1
      • a little hope remained1

to slight verb (slights, slighted, slighting)

  1. to slight
    to belittle; to disregard; to humiliate; to scorn; to look down upon; to hold in contempt; to treat with disregard; to slight; to hold cheap; to treat unkindly
    • belittle verb (belittles, belittled, belittling)
    • disregard verb (disregards, disregarded, disregarding)
    • humiliate verb (humiliates, humiliated, humiliating)
    • scorn verb (scorns, scorned, scorning)
    • look down upon verb (looks down upon, looked down upon, looking down upon)
    • hold in contempt verb (holds in contempt, held in contempt, holding in contempt)
    • treat with disregard verb (treats with disregard, treated with disregard, treating with disregard)
    • slight verb (slights, slighted, slighting)
    • hold cheap verb (holds cheap, held cheap, holding cheap)
    • treat unkindly verb (treats unkindly, treated unkindly, treating unkindly)
  2. to slight
    to despise; to disregard; to disdain; to scorn; to look down upon; to hold in contempt; to treat with disregard; to slight
    • despise verb (despises, despised, despising)
    • disregard verb (disregards, disregarded, disregarding)
    • disdain verb (disdains, disdained, disdaining)
    • scorn verb (scorns, scorned, scorning)
    • look down upon verb (looks down upon, looked down upon, looking down upon)
    • hold in contempt verb (holds in contempt, held in contempt, holding in contempt)
    • treat with disregard verb (treats with disregard, treated with disregard, treating with disregard)
    • slight verb (slights, slighted, slighting)
  3. to slight
    – pay no attention to, disrespect 1
    to slight; cold-shoulder
    – pay no attention to, disrespect 1
    • slight verb (slights, slighted, slighting)
    • cold-shoulder verb
      • She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance1

Conjugations for slight:

present
  1. slight
  2. slight
  3. slights
  4. slight
  5. slight
  6. slight
simple past
  1. slighted
  2. slighted
  3. slighted
  4. slighted
  5. slighted
  6. slighted
present perfect
  1. have slighted
  2. have slighted
  3. has slighted
  4. have slighted
  5. have slighted
  6. have slighted
past continuous
  1. was slighting
  2. were slighting
  3. was slighting
  4. were slighting
  5. were slighting
  6. were slighting
future
  1. shall slight
  2. will slight
  3. will slight
  4. shall slight
  5. will slight
  6. will slight
continuous present
  1. am slighting
  2. are slighting
  3. is slighting
  4. are slighting
  5. are slighting
  6. are slighting
subjunctive
  1. be slighted
  2. be slighted
  3. be slighted
  4. be slighted
  5. be slighted
  6. be slighted
diverse
  1. slight!
  2. let's slight!
  3. slighted
  4. slighting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

slight

  1. slight

slight [the ~] nomen

  1. the slight
    – a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) 1
    the slight; the rebuff
    – a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) 1

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Related Definitions for "slight":

  1. being of delicate or slender build1
    • watched her slight figure cross the street1
  2. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some1
    • there's slight chance that it will work1
    • there's a slight chance it will work1
  3. lacking substance or significance1
    • slight evidence1
  4. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)1
  5. pay no attention to, disrespect1

Related Synonyms for slightly