5
thinly(adverb, narrowly)
4
finely(adverb, narrowly, ethereally)
3
slimly(adverb, narrowly)
3
subtly(adverb, ethereally)
3
ethereally(adverb, ethereally)
3
slightly(adverb, quietly, softly, gently, distantly)
2
delicately
2
flimsily
2
frailly
2
leanly(adverb, narrowly)
2
slenderly(adverb, narrowly)
2
weakly
1
faintly
1
insignificantly
1
insubstantially
1
lankily(adverb, narrowly)
1
lightly
1
minutely
1
narrowly(adverb, narrowly)
1
rarely
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