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Faintly vs Slightly - What's the difference?

faintly | slightly |

As adverbs the difference between faintly and slightly

is that faintly is in a faint manner; very quietly or lightly while slightly is slenderly; delicately.

faintly

English

Adverb

(head)
  • In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.
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  • *:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.

    • slightly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Slenderly; delicately.
    • He was slightly built, but tall.
  • To a small extent or degree.
    • He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.

    Synonyms

    * (to a small extent or degree) a little, marginally, somewhat

    Antonyms

    * (to a small extent or degree) quite, very