Word Meaning

slight definition and meaning

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

Crossword clues for slight

- Flimsy
- Insult
- Minor insult
- Slim and delicate
- Slur
- small degree inconsiderable
- Small In Degree, Thin And Slender
- Snub