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levemente

slightly

adverb leh-beh-MEHN-teh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Origin: From leve (light, slight) + -mente, from Latin levis (light).

Also means

gently

Usage Note

Levemente describes a small degree of something — levemente herido (slightly injured), levemente sorprendido (mildly surprised). It shares its root with leve (mild, slight) and aliviar (to relieve). When two Spanish adverbs in -mente are coordinated, only the last takes -mente: suave y levemente ('softly and gently').

Examples

"Estaba levemente mareado después del viaje."

Natural Translation

He was slightly dizzy after the trip.

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