- make slight of
- deride, degrade, scorn
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Slight — Slight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slighting}.] To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands. Milton. [1913 Webster] The wretch who slights the bounty of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slight — [adj1] insignificant, small fat, feeble, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meager, minor, modest, negligible, off, outside, paltry, petty, piddling, remote, scanty, slender, slim, sparse, superficial, trifling, trivial, unessential, unimportant,… … New thesaurus
Make Way for Noddy — Format Computer animated children s series Created by Enid Blyton (Noddy character) Mallory L … Wikipedia
Slight — Slight, v. t. [Cf. D. slechten to level, to demolish.] 1. To overthrow; to demolish. [Obs.] Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 2. To make even or level. [Obs.] Hexham. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw heedlessly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The rogue slighted me into … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slight — adj., v., & n. adj. 1 a inconsiderable; of little significance (has a slight cold; the damage is very slight). b barely perceptible (a slight smell of gas). c not much or great or thorough, inadequate, scanty (a conclusion based on very slight… … Useful english dictionary
slight — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, smooth, slight, probably from Old English sliht (in eorth slihtes level with the ground); akin to Old High German sleht smooth, slīhhan to glide more at slick Date: 14th century 1. a. having a slim or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
slight — [13] The ancestral sense of slight is ‘level, even’. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *slekhtaz, a word of unknown origin which had that meaning, but whose descendants have diversified semantically beyond all recognition (German schlecht… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
slight — 1 /slaIt/ adjective 1 not serious or not important: a slight headache | a slight improvement | There s been a slight change of plan. | not the slightest chance/doubt/difference etc (=no chance, doubt etc at all): It doesn t make the slightest… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slight — [13] The ancestral sense of slight is ‘level, even’. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *slekhtaz, a word of unknown origin which had that meaning, but whose descendants have diversified semantically beyond all recognition (German schlecht… … Word origins
slight — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, adulterated, affront, airy, ankle deep, ascetic, asinine, attenuate, attenuated, austere, bantam, be blind to, be caught out, be inattentive, be unwary, belittle, blink, blink at, boyish,… … Moby Thesaurus
