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mínimamente

minimally

adverb MEE-nee-mah-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Mínimamente often appears in negative constructions: no me afecta mínimamente means 'it doesn't affect me in the slightest.' It is the adverb of mínimo, and learners sometimes confuse it with al menos ('at least'), which conveys a lower bound rather than a near-zero degree.

Examples

"El precio subió mínimamente este año."

Natural Translation

The price rose minimally this year.

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