I. slight 1 S2 W3 /slaɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative slighter , superlative slightest )
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ slight , slightest; verb : ↑ slight ; noun : ↑ slight ; adverb : ↑ slightly ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch slicht ]
1 . [usually before noun] small in degree OPP big :
a slight improvement
a slight increase
a slight change of plan
a slight pause
a slight problem
2 . not the slightest chance/doubt/difference etc no chance, doubt etc at all:
I didn’t have the slightest idea who that man was.
3 . someone who is slight is thin and delicate OPP stocky
4 . not in the slightest British English spoken not at all:
‘Did he mind lending you the car?’ ‘Not in the slightest.’
II. slight 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ slight , slightest; verb : ↑ slight ; noun : ↑ slight ; adverb : ↑ slightly ]
to offend someone by treating them rudely or without respect:
Derek felt slighted when no one phoned him back.
—slight noun [countable] :
She may take it as a slight on her ability as a mother.
a slight to his authority