SLIGHTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slightly mean? 

• SLIGHTLY (adverb)
  The adverb SLIGHTLY has 2 senses:

1. to a small degree or extent

2. in a slim or slender manner

  Familiarity information: SLIGHTLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLIGHTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

To a small degree or extent

Synonyms:

more or less; slightly; somewhat

Context example:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a slim or slender manner

Synonyms:

slenderly; slightly; slimly

Context example:

slightly built

Pertainym:

slight (being of delicate or slender build)

 Context examples 

I saw him steal a glance at her, and slightly smile to himself.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

A stainless steel needle that is slightly thicker than a human hair.

(Acupuncture needle, NCI Dictionary)

In starting I had cut myself slightly, but did not notice it at the moment.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

What has puzzled scientists is why water vapor appears to be missing from the toasty worlds' atmospheres, when it is abundant in similar but slightly cooler planets.

(Water Is Destroyed, Then Reborn in Ultrahot Jupiters, NASA/JPL)

The Border Collie is a medium sized dog, with a body that is slightly longer than the height and a fairly wide skull.

(Border Collie, NCI Thesaurus)

Slightly abnormal cells are found on the surface of the cervix.

(Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 1, NCI Dictionary)

For example, CIN 1 has slightly abnormal cells and is less likely to become cancer than CIN 2 or CIN 3.

(Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, NCI Dictionary)

As he bent his head carelessly to smell it, White Fang bristled slightly.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

The analogue's structure differs only slightly from CTP's — but the difference is sufficient to bring viral replication to a halt.

(Scientists Discover How Antiviral Gene Works, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

“I noticed the lips slightly move,” Maud said.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)