slight
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
slighter;
slightest
slighter;
slightest
Britannica Dictionary definition of SLIGHT
1
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very small in degree or amount
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slight adjustments/errors
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a slight odor/cold/fever
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There is a slight chance of rain.
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Her head is tilted at a slight angle in the picture.
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The medication didn't have the slightest effect. [=did not have any effect]
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If you have even the slightest doubt, then don't do it.
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There is not the slightest danger [=there is no danger] of that happening.
2
:
thin and not very strong or muscular
not in the slightest
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not at all
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not in the least
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“Does it bother you?” “Not in the slightest.”
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slight
/ˈslaɪt/
verb
slights;
slighted;
slighting
2
slight
/ˈslaɪt/
verb
slights;
slighted;
slighting
Britannica Dictionary definition of SLIGHT
[+ object]
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to offend or insult (someone)
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to treat (someone) with disrespect
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I'm sure he didn't mean to slight you.
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He was slighted by his colleagues.
— slight
noun, plural slights [count]-
a deliberate slight
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The remark was not intended to be a slight on his character.
— slighting
adjective-
He made slighting references to her book.
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a slighting remark
