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Slightly vs Slowly - What's the difference?

slightly | slowly |

As adverbs the difference between slightly and slowly

is that slightly is slenderly; delicately while slowly is at a slow pace.

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

    slowly

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • At a slow pace.
  • * , chapter=5
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    Antonyms

    * quickly

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