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slight definition

slight (slīt)

adjective

    1. light in form or build; not stout or heavy; slender
    2. frail; fragile
  2. having little weight, strength, substance, or significance a slight criticism
  3. small in amount or extent; not great or intense a slight fever

Etymology: ME (northern dial.) sliht < OE, kin to OHG sleht, straight, smooth: for IE base see slick

transitive verb

  1. to do carelessly or poorly; neglect
  2. to treat with disrespect or indifference; be discourteous toward
  3. to treat as unimportant

noun

a slighting or being slighted by pointedly indifferent, disrespectful, or supercilious treatment

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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