"slightly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈslaɪtli/ Audio: en-us-slightly.ogg [US]
Etymology: slight + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|slight|ly}} slight + -ly
  1. A little; to a very small degree.
    Sense id: simple-slightly-en-adv-cs4xAKAL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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          "text": "The two pictures look very similar, but they are slightly different."
        },
        {
          "text": "Sales for June were slightly higher than last year at £5.2m against £5.08m."
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        "A little; to a very small degree."
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