What part of speech is slightly?

Slightly can be categorized as an adverb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. slightly is an adverb.

Inflections

Adjective to adverb

  • Adjective
    Adverb
  • slight 
    slightly
  • adjective: slight 
  • adverb: slightly

What does slightly mean?

Definitions

Adverb

slightly - 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"
slightly - in a slim or slender manner; "a slenderly built woman"; "slightly built"

Examples of slightly

#   Sentence  
1. adv. The children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other.
2. adv. Slightly built.
3. adv. In light of the CA regarding curves, I am slightly concerned with a blanket statement essentially giving Peoples unlimited access to information.
4. adv. These numbers are slightly different from the ones you put together a few weeks ago.
5. adv. Feel your body sinking slightly into the sand making that earthly connection again.
6. adv. You could also just wait until the rat passes out for about 1 minute and them feed it - at this point, it could still have a bit of a heart beat and be slightly still alive.
7. adv. This is in Ontario of course, the rates may be slightly different for other provinces/territories.
8. adv. If you love seeing the shows, Royal Caribbean was better for the main shows and Carnival was slightly better for the comedians.
9. adv. We had a slightly better experience on the Liberty, but feel that both crews did an excellent job and that this should not be a distinguishing factor on choosing a cruise.
10. adv. We have since moved slightly further away from the centre but it's worth the extra travel, as the care provided exceeds our expectations... especially after a few horrendous daycare experiences elsewhere.
11. adv. The ball curved slightly.
12. adv. Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.
13. adv. The festive mood was slightly spoiled by terrorist bombs.
14. adv. But his name is slightly familiar to me.
15. adv. I always buy a top quality product even if it is slightly more expensive.
Sentence  
adv.
The children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other.
Slightly built.
In light of the CA regarding curves, I am slightly concerned with a blanket statement essentially giving Peoples unlimited access to information.
These numbers are slightly different from the ones you put together a few weeks ago.
Feel your body sinking slightly into the sand making that earthly connection again.
You could also just wait until the rat passes out for about 1 minute and them feed it - at this point, it could still have a bit of a heart beat and be slightly still alive.
This is in Ontario of course, the rates may be slightly different for other provinces/territories.
If you love seeing the shows, Royal Caribbean was better for the main shows and Carnival was slightly better for the comedians.
We had a slightly better experience on the Liberty, but feel that both crews did an excellent job and that this should not be a distinguishing factor on choosing a cruise.
We have since moved slightly further away from the centre but it's worth the extra travel, as the care provided exceeds our expectations... especially after a few horrendous daycare experiences elsewhere.
The ball curved slightly.
Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.
The festive mood was slightly spoiled by terrorist bombs.
But his name is slightly familiar to me.
I always buy a top quality product even if it is slightly more expensive.

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