Slightly vs. Somewhat — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Slightly and Somewhat
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Slightly
To a small degree or extent; somewhat.
Somewhat
To some extent or degree; rather.
Slightly
Slenderly; delicately
Slightly built.
Somewhat
To a limited extent or degree; not completely.
The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather.
The decision to shave or not is a somewhat personal
Slightly
Slenderly; delicately.
He was slightly built, but tall.
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Somewhat
Very.
Slightly
(degree) To a small extent or degree.
He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.
Somewhat
(archaic) Something.
Slightly
In a slight manner.
Somewhat
More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.
Slightly
Slightingly; negligently.
Somewhat
A person or thing of importance; a somebody.
Slightly
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
Somewhat
More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.
These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste.
Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost.
Slightly
In a slim or slender manner;
A slenderly built woman
Slightly built
Somewhat
A person or thing of importance; a somebody.
Here come those that worship me.They think that I am somewhat.
Somewhat
In some degree or measure; a little.
His giantship is gone, somewhat crestfallen.
Somewhat back from the village street.
Somewhat
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
Somewhat
To a moderately sufficient extent or degree;
The shoes are priced reasonably
He is fairly clever with computers
They lived comfortably within reason
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