Ever and Slightly

Ever

Ever adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: it's been ever so long since we've seen you

Slightly is an antonym for ever.

Slightly

Slightly adverb - By a very small margin.

Ever is an antonym for slightly.

Nearby Word: slight

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Rise of the Reds While the GLA are near-exclusively unrepentantly bad (even if ever so slightly justified), everyone else is shown to be in varying shades of grey and with similar degrees of sympathy.
  • Episode 109 slightly teases the Kourin/Aichi/Misaki triangle, complete with ever enjoyable jealousy.
  • While avoiding Not as You Know Them, he's an ever-so-slightly sadder, uneasier character, while still chiming in with some Plucky Comic Relief.
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