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Slight

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Meaning

Adj

In Size:
  • Small.
  • Gentle or
    , not
    or powerful.
  • Not
    ; superficial.
  • Trifling;
    ; insignificant.
  • Not
    in
    or time.
  • Of
    build.
    In Regional English:
    Even,
    or level.
    Still; with little or no
    on the surface.
    Foolish;
    ; not intellectual.
    In Regional English:
    Bad, of
    quality.
    Slighting;
    with disdain.

    Verb

    To give
    or
    to.
    To
    with
    or
    , usually
    ,
    , or
    ; to
    disrespectfully.
    To
    or carelessly.
    In Military:
    To
    by
    or
    demolition.
    To make even or level.
    To
    heedlessly.

    Noun

    The
    of
    or
    ; a
    of
    or discourtesy.
    Sleight.

    Name

    A
    from Middle English.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    slight
    English
    arrow
    sliht
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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