- (n.) Sleight.
- (superl.) 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.
- (superl.) Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.
- (n.) The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.
- (v.t.) To make even or level.
- (v.t.) To overthrow; to demolish.
- (v.t.) To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.
- (v.t.) To throw heedlessly.
- (superl.) Not stout or heavy; slender.
- (adv.) Slightly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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