how to pronounce slightly

/ˈslaɪtliː/

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slightly is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of slightly in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… venture is slightly different it's for …”

meanings of slightly

adverb:

Slenderly; delicately.
To a small extent or degree.

slightly frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word slightly occurs in english on average 93.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics slightly can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that slightly can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;