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slight(2)(dictionary)
slight(dictionary)
slight 1, adjective(dictionary)
slight 2, verb(dictionary)

slight(2) (iou)



slight noun. M16.
[from SLIGHT adjective, verb.]
A very small amount or weight; a small matter, a trifle. M16-M18.
a. Marked indifference or disregard, supercilious treatment. Now rare. E18.
b. An instance of slighting or being slighted; a marked display of disregard, a failure to show due respect. E18.
J. Carey She has to put up with constant slights and humiliations. B. Unsworth He had demeaned me, imposed a slight on me.