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Slightly Pronunciation

Pronounce Slightly as S L IY G HH T L Y.

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    Slightly phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'slightly'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of slightly: /slɪɡhtlj/
    • Modern IPA representation of slightly: /slɪɡhtlʌ/

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    List of meaning for slightly

    a tiny bit

    slightly, somewhat, more or less(adverb)

    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"

    slenderly, slimly, slightly(adverb)

    in a slim or slender manner

    "a slenderly built woman"; "slightly built"

    by a very small margin

    I thought the first one was slightly better

    in a very small quantity or degree

    he was slightly curious about the identity of the wine, but not enough to bother asking

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    slightly in sentence

    1. Timothy had hoped to sell the slightly tatty furniture, but it was too worn for anyone to want.

    2. If I don’t get enough sleep, a twitch in my eye might occur acting as if it is closing slightly and then opening up quickly.

    3. Back in the olden days, you had to slightly move the paper up a little in a typewriter if you wanted to include a subscript.

    4. I could tell that the repair on my car was rushed by the fact that my door was still slightly dented and the paint was a little off.

    5. When Sylvia was hesitant to go into the bar, her friend did push her slightly causing Sylvia to take a few steps into the establishment.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term slightly

    ( We've got an) accommodative Fed, slightly better earnings cycle, slightly better first-quarter economy to bounce off what was this simple correction, so it's no big deal.

    – Philip Blancato

    Having gone into it with the sole purpose of getting the economy right, and having got it right, you would expect a vote of thanks, but we're not getting that. Why? I think we're slightly tarred with the Tory brush.

    – David Steel

    A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.

    – Bernard Meltzer

    Rafa now winning the French Open I feel he might be a great contender, compared even to Roger and Novak he might be, in my own feeling, he might be slightly ahead. We'll see.

    – Marin Cilic

    I wasn't expecting it ... Nobody knows who I am, i might be slightly hung over tomorrow, don't tell anyone!

    – Patsy Ferran

    From January until the end of August the rise was very little, barely 5 percent, so if we move at the same rate the numbers will be around 10 million... or slightly higher.

    – Minister Hisham Zaazou

    The risk of some cancers is altered slightly among people with type 1 diabetes but not enough to cause serious concern, one question that the work addresses is whether long-term insulin treatment increases the risk of cancer and the good news is that there does not appear to be a strong effect.

    – Sarah Wild

    Being a child is horrible. It is slightly better than being a tree or a piece of heavy machinery but not half as good as being a domestic cat.

    – Julie Burchill

    When you’re sitting, set an alarm or some indication every 15 to 20 minutes to get up and change your position, if you’re standing, you need to be dynamic. Shift your weight side to side, put one foot slightly in front of the other, and move your weight backwards and forwards just so you’re moving a little bit.

    – Shannon Skelton

    It is slightly the territory we have inherited and one of my responsibilities is to move us off that territory, we are more than just a discussion about test tubes, blood and urine.

    – Sebastian Coe

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