slightly small

Frequency: 7.528.1 per million words

Indicates a small, often barely noticeable, degree of smallness.

smallADVERB + small

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slightly

Examples (10)

  • The room felt slightly small for the number of guests.
  • This dress is slightly small; I should have ordered a larger size.
  • He noticed that the new office seemed slightly small compared to his old one.
  • The car's trunk was slightly small for all the luggage we had.
  • She found the chair slightly small for her liking.
  • The portion size was slightly small, leaving him wanting more.
  • Even though it was a king-size bed, it felt slightly small for two people.
  • The company's expansion plans were hampered by slightly small office spaces.
  • He realized the shoes were slightly small after wearing them for a while.
  • The garden plot was slightly small for the variety of vegetables he wanted to grow.