Meanings
- not comparableIn a minor way; to a small degree.
"[…]I'm involved minorly. Just minorly. See, it's a friend of mine is in trouble.”
2010, Elliott MacKle, Hot Off the Presses, page 1062 more examples
Chemically starch contains two components: mainly α-amylose (which stains red with iodine) and minorly β-amylose (only 20-30 per cent forming helical chain structure and stains blue with iodine).
2004, G.P. Gupta, Plant Cell Biology, page 217A check at the hospital reveals: • one sprained wrist, • a couple of minorly bruised but unbroken ribs, and • one small neck strain that does not require a neck brace.
2010, Carrie Jones, Captivate, page 69Synonyms: lightly, minimally, slightly · Antonyms: mainly, majorly
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minorly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minorly
“minorly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minorly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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