slightly

/ˈslaɪtli/
adv 2

Collocations

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ADJ.

beside, deaf, different, expensive, familiar, festive, foreign, injured

The restaurant was slightly more expensive than we expected, but the food was worth it.

VERB + SLIGHTLY

back, bends, curved, hands, hole, know, leaned, name

She slightly bent her knees and lowered herself into the chair.

SLIGHTLY + NOUN

appearance, garlic, less, opinion, territory, west

The apartment had a slightly garlic smell from the restaurant downstairs.

PREP.

in, into, than

The new apartment is slightly better than our old place downtown.

ADV.

severely

The patient's condition improved slightly after the surgery, though she had been severely ill before.

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