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slightly
adverb
by
a
small
amount
or
degree
;
a
little
•
The
soup
is
slightly
too
salty
,
so
I'll
add
some
water
.
The
soup
is
slightly
too
salty
,
so
I'll
add
some
water
.
•
He
moved
the
painting
slightly
to
the
left
until
it
was
centered
.
He
moved
the
painting
slightly
to
the
left
until
it
was
centered
.
formed
from
slight
+
-ly
in
Middle
English
,
originally
meaning
"
smoothly
,
gently
"
before
developing
its
modern
sense
of
"
a
little
".
slight
adjective
-
slight
,
slighter
,
slightest
Very
small
in
amount
,
degree
,
or
importance
.
•
There
was
only
a
slight
delay
before
the
train
arrived
.
There
was
only
a
slight
delay
before
the
train
arrived
.
•
I
felt
a
slight
headache
after
the
long
flight
.
I
felt
a
slight
headache
after
the
long
flight
.
From
Old
Norse
*sleitr*
,
meaning
"
smooth
,
insignificant
,"
later
developing
into
the
senses
of
smallness
and
unimportance
in
Middle
English
.
adjective
-
slight
,
slighter
,
slightest
Thin
and
delicately
built
rather
than
strong
or
heavy
.
•
The
slight
boy
struggled
to
lift
the
heavy
suitcase
.
The
slight
boy
struggled
to
lift
the
heavy
suitcase
.
•
A
tall
slight
woman
in
a
long
coat
entered
the
café
.
A
tall
slight
woman
in
a
long
coat
entered
the
café
.
verb
-
slight
,
slighter
,
slightest
To
insult
,
ignore
,
or
treat
someone
as
unimportant
.
•
She
felt
the
teacher
had
slighted
her
by
skipping
her
question
.
She
felt
the
teacher
had
slighted
her
by
skipping
her
question
.
•
He
didn't
mean
to
slight
you
when
he
forgot
your
name
.
He
didn't
mean
to
slight
you
when
he
forgot
your
name
.
noun
-
slight
,
slighter
,
slightest
A
remark
or
action
that
insults
or
shows
a
lack
of
respect
.
•
Forgetting
my
birthday
felt
like
a
personal
slight
.
Forgetting
my
birthday
felt
like
a
personal
slight
.
•
He
apologized
for
the
slight
and
offered
to
make
amends
.
He
apologized
for
the
slight
and
offered
to
make
amends
.
