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smoothly

English

Etymology

smooth +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?smu?ðli/
  • Hyphenation: smooth?ly

Adverb

smoothly (comparative smoothlier or more smoothly, superlative smoothliest or most smoothly)

  1. in a smooth manner

Translations

smoothly From the web:

  • what smoothly working gears do
  • smoothly meaning
  • smoothly meaning spanish
  • smoothly what does it mean
  • smooth part of speech
  • what is smoothly connected in music
  • what flows smoothly
  • what does smoothly marginated mean

slightly

English

Etymology

slight +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sla?tli/
  • Hyphenation: slight?ly

Adverb

slightly (comparative more slightly, superlative most slightly)

  1. Slenderly; delicately.
    He was slightly built, but tall.
  2. (degree) To a small extent or degree.
    He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.
    Synonyms: a little, marginally, somewhat
    Antonyms: quite, very

Usage notes

Slightly is often used by the English to mean almost the opposite, something like rather. For example, "The big picture here of course is that still staggeringly low numbers of these migrants are being hired though, isn't it? And despite these rather positive tales we've just heard, there seems to be a broader, slightly grimmer picture which perhaps will have a lesson for other countries thinking of receiving migrants." (Ed Butler on BBC Business Daily, Sept. 23, 2016)

Translations

slightly From the web:

  • what slightly means
  • lightly active
  • what's slightly cloudy
  • what's slightly underweight
  • what slightly acidic
  • slightly used meaning
  • what's slightly in french
  • slightly what does it mean
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