Meaning
slightly, lightly
- slightly
- lightly, gently
In a sentence
Mi fa leggermente male la testa oggi.
My head hurts slightly today.
Hai chiuso leggermente la porta o del tutto?
Did you close the door slightly or all the way?
Cammina leggermente, il pavimento è bagnato.
Walk lightly, the floor is wet.
Usage notes
- Use leggermente for small degree changes: slightly warmer, slightly open. For uncertainty, prefer un po' or abbastanza depending on context.
- In everyday speech, un po' often sounds more natural than leggermente, which is common in instructions, reviews, and formal descriptions.
- With past participles and adjectives, it often softens judgments: leggermente stanco, leggermente danneggiato. It sounds less blunt than molto or troppo.