Sentence examples similar to was slightly lessened from inspiring English sources

His current novel is swollen to truly Dickensian proportions - a formidable tome three inches thick whose frightening dimensions are slightly lessened by the fact that you can read it much as you scan your email messages, ignoring all the drivel.

That said hopefully this time the threat is slightly lessened as none of the white supremacists will have any shoes.

Michelle and I both love playing the scenes in Lady Mary's bedroom; you get those moments when that structure is slightly lessened, [yet] Anna is always mindful of the fact that she is Lady Mary's employee.

Profit was slightly up.

It was slightly duller.

I was slightly chubby.

There is a 4-fold reduction in τ from the dark-adapted state to dim conditions but its value is only slightly lessened when the adapting background is brightened further.

The brownies were slightly wet, slightly greasy.

Chewie is slightly different".

This is slightly odd.

Nicholas is slightly irritated.