Smiled slightly/faintly/vaguely
She smiled slightly/faintly/vaguely.
Is there any distinction in meaning between these?
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There's a subtle difference in usage, for example: I went to the hospital every day and tried to cheer my mom up. It seemed hopeless, but on the 7th day, I told her a ridiculous story I heard on the internet, and she smiled slightly. I tried to pull my girlfriend out of a months-long funk.
- There's a subtle difference in usage, for example: I went to the hospital every day and tried to cheer my mom up.
- It seemed hopeless, but on the 7th day, I told her a ridiculous story I heard on the internet, and she smiled slightly.
- I tried to pull my girlfriend out of a months-long funk.
- I tried everything I could think of.
- At times, she smiled faintly - but that's all.
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There's a subtle difference in usage, for example:
I went to the hospital every day and tried to cheer my mom up. It seemed hopeless, but on the 7th day, I told her a ridiculous story I heard on the internet, and she smiled slightly.
I tried to pull my girlfriend out of a months-long funk. I tried everything I could think of. At times, she smiled faintly - but that's a
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