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adjective

Slight adj. (compar. slighter; superl. slightest)

Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; applied in a great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep) impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e., not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the like. "At one slight bound." "Slight is the subject, but not so the praise." "Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds."

Not stout or heavy; slender. "His own figure, which was formerly so slight."

Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.

noun

Slight n. Sleight.

Slight n. The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.

Synonyms: Neglect; disregard; inattention; contempt; disdain; scorn; disgrace; indignity; disparagement.

verb

Slight v. t.

To overthrow; to demolish. (Obs.)

To make even or level. (Obs.)

To throw heedlessly. (Obs.) "The rogue slighted me into the river."

Slight v. t. (past & past part. slighted; pres. part. slighting) To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands. "The wretch who slights the bounty of the skies."

To slight off, to treat slightingly; to drive off; to remove. (R.) To slight over, to run over in haste; to perform superficially; to treat carelessly; as, to slight over a theme. "They will but slight it over."

Synonyms: To neglect; disregard; disdain; scorn. Slight, Neglect. To slight is stronger than to neglect. We may neglect a duty or person from inconsiderateness, or from being over-occupied in other concerns. To slight is always a positive and intentional act, resulting from feelings of dislike or contempt. We ought to put a kind construction on what appears neglect on the part of a friend; but when he slights us, it is obvious that he is our friend no longer. "Beware... lest the like befall... If they transgress and slight that sole command." "This my long-sufferance, and my day of grace, Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste."

adverb

Slight adv. Slightly. (Obs. or Poetic) "Think not so slight of glory."

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Etymology of 'Slight'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Slight" Quotes from Famous Books

... as Mr Crich, pale and ill-looking. His figure was narrow but nicely made. He went with a slight trail of one foot, which came only from self-consciousness. Although he was dressed correctly for his part, yet there was an innate incongruity which caused a slight ridiculousness in his appearance. His nature was clever and separate, ...

— Women in Love • D. H. Lawrence

... fourth cross: that is where they have laid him. One of his friends, who buried him, sent me this card, with all the details. He did not suffer any pain. There was not even a death-struggle. And he has told me so himself. He is quite astonished that death should be so easy, so slight a thing.... You do not understand? Yes, I see what it is: you are just as I used to be, as all the others are. I do not explain the matter to the others; what would be the use? They do not wish to understand. But you, you will understand. He is more alive than he ever was; he is free and happy. ...

— The Wrack of the Storm • Maurice Maeterlinck

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— The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language - Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric • Sherwin Cody

... necessary indefiniteness of the terms, it may be asked whether it can really be meant, as a general proposition, that the praise of others and our approbation of ourselves, on reflexion, attach to acts in which we subordinate our own good to the greater good of others, however slight the preponderance of our neighbour's good over out own may be. If we have to undergo an almost equal risk in order to save another, or, in order to promote another's interests, to forego interests almost as great, is ...

— Progressive Morality - An Essay in Ethics • Thomas Fowler

... as he stroked his moustache implied a slight annoyance at her composure. He found it difficult with this dark, self-contained young woman to sustain the role ...

— The Crossing • Winston Churchill

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