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slightingly

[slahy-ting]

adjective

derogatory and disparaging; belittling.

Origin:
1605–15; slight + -ing²

Related forms

slight·ing·ly, adverb

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slighting (ˈslaɪtɪŋ)

—*adj*
	characteristic of a slight; disparaging; disdainful: in a slighting manner

'slightingly

—*adv*

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