4
slightly
4
infrequently
4
meagerly(adverb, little, lightly, thinly, sporadically)
4
narrowly
4
marginally
4
nakedly(adverb, nakedly)
4
scanty(adjective, small, common, insignificant, unimportant)
4
with difficulty(expression, idiom, difficulty)
3
about(adverb, smallness)
3
approximately(adverb, scarce, now, immediately, presently)
3
but
3
entirely(adverb, only, simply, merely, exclusively)
3
exclusively
3
inwhickedsavory(adjective, small, common, insignificant, unimportant)
3
lightly
3
minimally
3
negligibly
3
seldom(adverb, hardly, simply, somewhat, scarcely)
3
severely
3
starkly(adverb, purely)
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