SLIGHT

vt to throw heedlessly.

2. slight ·vt to make even or level.

3. slight ·noun sleight.

4. slight ·superl not stout or heavy; slender.

5. slight ·adv slightly.

6. slight ·superl foolish; silly; weak in intellect.

7. slight ·vt to overthrow; to demolish.

8. slight ·vt to disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.

9. slight ·noun the act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.

10. slight ·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.