Not very and Slightly

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Slightly and not very are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slightly" instead an adverb phrase "Not very".

Slightly adverb - By a very small margin.

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Not very and slightly are semantically related. You can use "Not very" instead an adverb "Slightly".

Nearby Word: slight

Also Mike's "slightly unclean and not very tasty" cookies are mentioned again in Chapter 8.

Source: Video Game / MOTHER 3
Shay and Vella are slightly unusual names, but not very strange, especially for protagonists.

Source: Video Game / Broken Age
The largest spider in the aptly-named Arachnophobia is not very big compared to Kumonga, but still slightly bigger than any real spider.

Source: Giant Spider aka: Giant Spiders

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