- slightly built
- `slightly ,built adjectivesomeone who is slightly built is thin and not very tall
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
slightly built
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slightly built — thin and not very strong or muscular a slightly built girl • • • Main Entry: ↑slightly … Useful english dictionary
slightly-built — UK US adjective someone who is slightly built is thin, not very tall, and does not look very strong Thesaurus: thin in an unattractive or unhealthy waysynonym describing a person s muscles and general shapehyponym fatsynonym … Useful english dictionary
slightly-built — UK / US adjective someone who is slightly built is thin, not very tall, and does not look very strong … English dictionary
built — past and past participle of BUILD(Cf. ↑builder). ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of a specified physical build: a slightly built woman … English terms dictionary
slightly — slight|ly W2S1 [ˈslaıtli] adv 1.) a little ▪ a slightly different color ▪ a slightly more powerful engine slightly higher/lower/better/larger etc ▪ January s sales were slightly better than average. ▪ He was someone I already knew slightly. ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slightly — adverb 1. to a small degree or extent (Freq. 26) his arguments were somewhat self contradictory the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other • Syn: ↑somewhat, ↑more or less 2. in a slim or slender manner a… … Useful english dictionary
slightly — / slaItli/ adverb 1 slightly different/older/worried etc a little bit different, older etc: a slightly different attitude | Alison is slightly older than the others. | “Are you worried about him?” “Just slightly.” 2 slightly built having a thin… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slightly — adverb a) Slenderly; delicately. He was slightly built, but tall. b) To a small extent or degree. He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter. Syn: a little, marginally … Wiktionary
slightly — adverb 1》 to a small degree; inconsiderably: he lowered his voice slightly. 2》 (with reference to a person s build) in a slender way: a slightly built girl … English new terms dictionary
slightly — slight·ly (slītʹlē) adv. 1. To a small degree or extent; somewhat. 2. Slenderly; delicately: slightly built. * * * … Universalium
