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Slightly vs Totally - What's the difference?

slightly | totally |

As adverbs the difference between slightly and totally

is that slightly is slenderly; delicately while totally is entirely; completely.

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

    totally

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Entirely; completely.
    • The car was totally destroyed in the crash.
  • (degree, colloquial) Very; extremely.
    • That was totally wicked!
  • (modal, colloquial) Definitely.
    • That was totally not what happened.

    Synonyms

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