mi·nor·ly
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Definition of minorly
: in a minor way : marginally, slightly
… she became minorly famous back home for confessional diary items penned for The Daily Telegraph about the life of a young, single woman in Manhattan.— Vit Wagner, Toronto Star, 3 Mar. 2009 minorly injured The American Embassy was not so much heavily guarded as minorly fortified …— Tom Clancy, Patriot Games, 1987
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“Minorly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minorly. Accessed 17 May. 2022.
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The first known use of minorly was in 1840
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