slightishadj.
/ˈslʌɪtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈslaɪdɪʃ/ Somewhat slight, slender, or small.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > slight
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the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adjective] > somewhat
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1761 Ann. Reg., Useful Projects 128/2 She..only complained of a slightish pain and heaviness in her head.
1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 269 Charles himself was a swart, slightish, insipid-looking man.
1881 Watson in Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 15 265 Operculum testaceous, scored with slightish radiating lines.
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