minimally

adverb

Definition of minimallynext
as in slightly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimally
  1. barely
  2. minutely
  3. somewhat
  4. scarcely
  5. almost
Adverb
  • By contrast, in the debate-free tests, the nonhuman judges answered correctly only 54% of the time, a result just barely better than flipping a coin.
    Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • House District 71 Former State Rep. Rita Fleming, D-Jeffersonville, barely defended her seat in 2022 against Republican Scott Hawkins, a teacher and Jefferson city councilor, who lost by less than 300 votes.
    Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of barely
Adverb
  • Shards of caribou bones and antlers lie on the tundra as ghostly business cards of a bygone migration, greened with mold, and minutely chiseled and mined for calcium by tiny vole teeth.
    Jon Waterman, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The artist scanned the marshes that lie near Berlin, creating a minutely detailed, 3D simulation of the flora, fauna and wildlife that live there.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of minutely
Adverb
  • This month, the designer will present his 120-piece collection at his new gallery in a somewhat unusual location, downtown’s Seaport neighborhood.
    Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Coach Kyle Shanahan went in with the idea of limiting McCaffrey somewhat.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of somewhat
Adverb
  • The Trump campaign, for its part, has scarcely made public mention of the Republicans who supported Nikki Haley and might, despite her endorsement, potentially defect to Harris.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The impedance scarcely varies from a nominal 6Ω over most of the frequency range.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of scarcely
Adverb
  • Loading your audio article FORT COLLINS — After a violent outburst almost cost him everything, Avery Morrow was determined to get his life back on track.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • But that has been analyzed and dismissed by almost every economist and trade group in the country to look at it.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of almost
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