1520s, "slenderly;" 1590s, "in a small degree," from slight (adj.) + -ly (2).
the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
slightly built
slid
slide
slider
slide-rule
slight
slightly
slim
slime
slimming
slimnastics
slimy
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