Negligibly

//ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    To a degree that is negligible; so small or slight that it may be ignored. not-comparable

    "Thus if the spherical surface beings are living on a planet of which the solar system occupies only a negligibly small part of the spherical universe, they have no means of determining whether they are living in a finite or in an infinite universe."

Synonyms

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barelyhardlyimperfectlyinsignificantlyinsignificantlylightly

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"Thus if the spherical surface beings are living on a planet of which the solar system occupies only a negligibly small part of the spherical universe, they have no means of determining whether they are living in a finite or in an infinite universe."

Etymology

From negligible + -ly.

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