slimly
By thin margin
Slimly means in a slim manner—narrowly or by a thin margin.
A candidate who slimly won the election barely secured victory.
The word is uncommon; most writers prefer *narrowly*, *barely*, or *by a slim margin* instead.
In slim fashion
sleek · gracefully · elegantly · lithely · sylphlike · lissome · streamlined · lankily
By a small margin
- sparelyIn a lean manner
- finelyIn small, precise increments
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- lightlyWith little weight
wispy · tapered · attenuated · reedy · slightly · insubstantially
To a minor extent
minimally · slightly · fractionally · by a whisker · by the skin of one's teeth · almost · nearly · only just
slenderly
In slim fashion
lean · sleek · gracefully · elegantly · lithely · sylphlike · lissome · streamlined · lankily · rangy
narrowly
By a small margin
- sparelyIn a lean manner
- finelyIn small, precise increments
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
lightly · wispy · tapered · attenuated · reedy · slightly · insubstantially
marginally
To a minor extent
narrowly · minimally · slightly · fractionally · by a whisker · by the skin of one's teeth · almost · nearly · only just · insufficiently
slimlyconsiderably
By a large margin
substantially · abundantly · amply · generously · comfortably
- slim chanceLow probability outcome
- slim pickingsVery limited options
- slim downReduce body size
- slimmed downReduced in size
- slimming downReducing body weight
- slim fitClothing cut close