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Slight   /slaɪt/   Listen
adjective
Slight  adj.  (compar. slighter; superl. slightest)  
1.
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."
2.
Not stout or heavy; slender. "His own figure, which was formerly so slight."
3.
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.  
1.
To overthrow; to demolish. (Obs.)
2.
To make even or level. (Obs.)
3.
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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"Slight" Quotes from Famous Books



... states that in the early history of Christianity the faithful danced, or rather stamped, in measured time during religions ceremonials, gesticulating and distorting themselves. This is, however, a mistake. The only thing approaching to it was the slight trace of the ancient Pagan dances which remained in the feast of the first Sunday in Lent, and which probably belonged to the religious ceremonies of the Druids. At nightfall fires were lighted in public places, and numbers of people danced madly round them. Rioting and ...
— Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period • Paul Lacroix
... a murmur of voices down the shed, and each man with a slight movement returned to the work he had been doing; the polishers polished, the cleaners swept, and a little chink of metal on metal filled the garage. The ...
— The Happy Foreigner • Enid Bagnold
... Tom Hadley in a dissatisfied tone, bringing out the last word after a slight pause; "but I don't see why I shouldn't carry the bag part of ...
— Ben's Nugget - A Boy's Search For Fortune • Horatio, Jr. Alger
... he could perceive through the forest a slight tinge of crimson in the west; and he knew that the day was done. At first he could not collect his wits to remember how he had come hither, but a sharp pain in his breast brought back the truth in its naked hideousness. Why should he ever have awakened? Was he not happy in that sweet, sweet ...
— The Four Canadian Highwaymen • Joseph Edmund Collins
... any natural death than have had my miserable wife's secret known. But since the crime has come to light, this story of her sin and her repentance may serve in some slight degree to mitigate public opinion. She was sorely tempted and she succumbed; the crime of her ancestors ...
— The Filigree Ball • Anna Katharine Green


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