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The phrase "are slightly less" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when making a comparison between two or more items, indicating that one is not as much as the other in a particular aspect.
Example: "The new model's features are slightly less advanced than those of the previous version."
Alternatives: "are somewhat inferior" or "are a bit lower."
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are slightly less
adverb
Slenderly; delicately.
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The other actors are slightly less understated.
They are slightly less efficient than derailleurs.
The quaysides are slightly less uplifting now.
Double and triple rates are slightly less.
His team-mates are slightly less reverential.
(Two additional bedrooms and bath are slightly less luxurious).
They are slightly less popular in France, Germany and the Netherlands.
But, as a whole, we are slightly less pessimistic than we were.
The few male images in the show are slightly less colorful, but vibrant enough.
Monthly charges and taxes are slightly less than $3,000 a month.
Those in construction and real-estate are slightly less miserable than three months ago.
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