{
    "term": "slightly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a little",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **slightly different** version"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**slightly higher/lower/larger/smaller**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She earns **slightly less** than $100  000 a year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **smiled slightly**, as if she were hiding something."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**slightly better/older**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We took a **slightly more** direct route."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a **slightly increased** risk of chest infection after the procedure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I knew her slightly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Are you worried?’ ‘Only slightly.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He seemed slightly embarrassed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His legs still felt slightly wobbly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hold the child with his head slightly tilted back."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It will make the cost slightly higher."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The door was slightly ajar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This author takes a slightly different approach."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a slightly built person is small and thin",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈslaɪtli/",
                "audio": "sl/slightly/slightly__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈslaɪtli/",
                "audio": "sl/slightly/slightly__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}