The term 'slightly' can be expressed in a variety of ways, as evidenced by the crossword solutions. The 10-letter solution, 'MODERATELY, ' implies that something is done to a moderate degree. The 6-letter solution, 'PARTLY, ' suggests that something is done partially. The 7-letter solution, 'FAINTLY, ' implies that something is done in a very subtle way. The 4-letter solutions, 'abit, ' 'atad, ' 'SOME, ' and 'ashade, ' all suggest that something is done to a small degree. The 6-letter solution, 'LITTLE, ' implies that something is done to a minimal degree. The 7-letter solutions, 'alittle, ' 'atrifle, ' 'aweebit, ' and 'justabit, ' all suggest that something is done to a very small degree. Finally, the 8-letter and 10-letter solutions, 'alittlebit' and 'justalittlebit, ' both imply that something is done to an even smaller degree than the other solutions.