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slighting
[ slahy-ting ]
adjective
- derogatory and disparaging; belittling.
slighting
/ ˈslaɪtɪŋ /
adjective
- characteristic of a slight; disparaging; disdainful
in a slighting manner
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Derived Forms
- ˈslightingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- slighting·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of slighting1
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Example Sentences
Phœbe Chiffinch, I am glad to add, was jilted by her uninteresting lover, who little knew what a fortune he was slighting.
The latter drew slighting comparisons, and remembered that he was the only one who ever apologised.
She puts her chair aside and turns to the steps, adding, with slighting composure, as she passes Crampton.
She sits down with slighting indifference, at the end of the table nearest the window.
A young man slighting the lovely heroine of the little comedy and making love to her grandmother!
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