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slightly

[slahyt]

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adjective

small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.

of little importance, influence, etc.; trivial: a slight cut.

slender or slim; not heavily built.

frail; flimsy; delicate: a slight fabric.

of little substance or strength.

verb (used with object)

to treat as of little importance.

to treat (someone) with indifference; ignore, especially pointedly or contemptuously; snub: to be slighted by society.

to do negligently; scamp: to slight one's studies.

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noun

an act or instance of slighting indifference or treatment: Slights marred his work.

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a pointed and contemptuous discourtesy; affront: She considered not being invited an unforgivable slight.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English (adj.) smooth, sleek, slender; compare Old English -sliht- in eorth-slihtes even with ground; cognate with German schlicht, Old Norse slēttr, Gothic slaihts smooth

Related forms

slight·er, noun

slight·ly, adverb

slight·ness, noun

o·ver·slight, adjective

un·slight·ed, adjective

Synonyms
2. insignificant, trifling, paltry. 3. See slender. 4. weak, feeble, fragile. 5. unsubstantial, inconsiderable. 6. disdain, scorn. Slight, disregard, neglect, overlook mean to pay no attention or too little attention to someone or something. To slight is to give only superficial attention to something important: to slight one's work. To disregard is to pay no attention to a person or thing: to disregard the rules; in some circumstances, to disregard may be admirable: to disregard a handicap. To neglect is to shirk paying sufficient attention to a person or thing: to neglect one's correspondence. To overlook is to fail to see someone or something (possibly because of carelessness): to overlook a bill that is due. 9. neglect, disregard, inattention; disdain, scorn. 10. See insult.

Antonyms
1. considerable.

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Example Sentences

Focus your search on a slightly longer commute to campus and see what you find.

As those restraints have lifted, activity has improved slightly.

Two-toed sloths are slightly larger than their three-toed relatives.

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Focus your search on a slightly longer commute to campus and see what you find.

As those restraints have lifted, activity has improved slightly.

Two-toed sloths are slightly larger than their three-toed relatives.

Perhaps the actual path length traversed is somehow slightly shorter than expected.

Each allele codes for a bitter taste receptor protein with a slightly different shape.

Place a second bunch on the base, overlapping the first slightly to cover the pins.

Apple has today made available a low-specced, slightly cheaper iMac to the educational market.

But things are now changing, slightly but noticeably.

Retail sales in the euro area are slightly better than expected too.

The sun's energy output varies slightly as sunspots wax and wane on the star's surface.

Body temperature also varies slightly depending on where on the human body it is measured.

It has a slightly damaged wing, but it seems to be boldly patrolling the canoe and shooing away the curious.

Also reduce sugar slightly so the whipped mixture firms up at a lower temperature.

Also, the click wheel will be slightly reduced in size and scooted downward on the device, the tipster said.

Slightly more than a third of respondents to the survey held a bachelor's degree or higher.

Politicians are slightly less unpopular than of late.

Resembles, but slightly smaller than, female pheasant.

Water use per person has only doubled in that time, however, and it has even declined slightly in recent years.

There were many of the same pictures drawn in slightly different ways.

Cylindrical, slightly curved, striking more add to my plant list.

If you can't break a record outright, try qualifying it slightly.

Over all, the university's yield held steady, though its yield for out-of-state students dipped slightly.

Slightly over half of respondents across the region still favour the market economy.

Commonly gives a distinctive high, slightly descending and accelerating whinny, kee-kee-kee-kee.

Hold the orange slightly above or below the bulb, and don't look directly at the lamp.

Others say it's slightly sweet and peppery, musky, or has a flowery scent.

Flatten the sandwich slightly with your hands before placing it in the press.

It's not only lighter, thanks to the lack of a battery pack, it's also slimmer and slightly more angular.

Even though the proportion of students who declare themselves teetotalers is slightly larger, the effects.

The new version would be slightly smaller, and it would apply to move-up buyers in addition to new home buyers.

Stout, usually branched, smooth or slightly rough to the touch.

Many physicists are intent on finding out whether the electron is actually slightly squashed, as some theories predict.

During each paddle stroke, the pressure of the water against the concrete hull compresses it slightly.

If covering the pot would bury the plant too deeply, break off the rim to slightly below the soil level inside the pot.

The rippling water is sharp while the kayaking instructor is slightly blurred.

Economists' predictions are less rosy than at the start of the year, but only slightly.

Moisten the compost with water as necessary to ensure that the mixture is slightly damp.

Among these animals, their abilities to avoid cancer vary slightly.

The slightly sour injera turned out to be a nice balance to all that spice, as well as a handy sponge to soak it up.

Wipe any residual dust off with a slightly damp cloth.

The chemical detection part is only slightly less wild than the rest of the proposal.

Latvia's election has shifted the political landscape only slightly.

The ladder-backed also gives a slightly descending jee jee jee series and a louder, slower kweek kweek kweek.

Although the groups used slightly different approaches, they met with similar success rates.

The same would be true, albeit to a slightly lesser extent, of running on all fours.

Slightly adjusting your recipe, baking time, and temperature will give you the cookie you're looking for.

Unemployment is slightly below the national average, and growth slightly higher.

Moving slightly inland, one also experiences poverty and pollution.

Each color interacts with water molecules slightly differently.

Slightly saline, the lake is punctuated by spectacular tufa formations.

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Gulliver is slightly surprised not to see smartphones or iPods near the top of the list.

Good pans have a slightly concave bottom that flattens out when heated.

Every brew needs a slightly different pressure to be served well.

We hope to leave both conscious and subliminal marks on our viewers, wherein the way you see the world changes slightly.

L ow-growing, bushy to spreading plants with thick, broad leaves that are slightly sticky to the touch.

There had to be spots that were slightly warmer or colder.

Arctic sea ice has declined slightly less dramatically this year than in the past couple of years.

And he was not only a commoner, he was a commoner in a slightly disreputable profession.

Basil has a bright, complex, and slightly anise flavor that enhances a wide array of summer fruits and vegetables.

Bill slightly downcurved, thicker at base with basal third of lower mandible blue-gray.

Overall domestic carbon dioxide emissions have grown slightly over the past few decades, according to federal figures.

It has a slightly bitter natural coating that needs to be rinsed off.

The second clue comes from the food-begging call of the chick, which differs slightly from that of real wrens.

Just slightly larger than an asterisk, the fruit fly is easy to breed and keep.

Cooked, the grains are moist and slightly stickier than long-grain rice.

Add the cream, lime juice, and butter and boil until slightly thickened.

Many erect or slightly leaning stems carry many whorls of more add to my plant list.

For a pungent, slightly fermented dish, sample the tender clams with black bean sauce.

Being unusually delicate, it's often also slightly bruised.

Song: usually a series of chortles, gurgles, and slightly harsher croaking phrases.

Yes, you'll go bananas for these huge, deep yellow semidouble blooms with a slightly spicy scent.

Unchilled tulip blooms may be smaller, and bloom on slightly shorter stems.

Fill it slightly more than halfway with rich, fast-draining potting soil.

The rhubarb gives the cherries a slightly savory depth.

Tight clusters of medium-size red fruit have deliciously sweet, slightly spicy flavor.

Each variety has a slightly different flavor, so you have an excuse to grow several.

To counteract top-heavy growth, clip a hedge slightly wider at the base, slanting it in at the top.

To avoid lumpiness, plant so that soil line of squares is at or slightly below planted soil surface add to my plant list.

But you'll have to give the plants slightly better treatment to keep them going.

It prefers slightly less water and a little more shade than traditional impatiens.

He's been a slightly above-average hitter over his career and.

My predicament is slightly unique because of my status.

Insights into the nuances of depth perception provided by our two eyes' slightly different views of the world.

Although sweetness and color vary slightly with variety and ripeness.

After slightly less than a year of running an off-campus.

If anything, the violence has become slightly more concentrated over time.

Females are slightly smaller, but are otherwise indistinguishable from males.

It has a black and white head and chestnut-colored back and is only slightly larger than a chickadee.

Your hand should be slightly cupped and you should aim to press thumb bases.

We mostly remember long waits in lines to buy overpriced, slightly warm sodas and undistinguished postcards.

The environmental impact of junking an older working car for a new one with slightly better gas mileage.

Two photographs of the same object taken from slightly different points are viewed side-by-side.

They were a sad sight, with their slightly bedraggled red, white and blue hats and.

Each type of statistic sheds a slightly different light on a country's population.

Each of the six screens shows, from a slightly different angle, a black-and.

We took a slightly different approach to that old moto-journo chestnut, opting to.

Bleaching occurs when sea temperatures warm, even slightly.

And as a result, the water droplet changes the angle of each color slightly differently.

Artichokes have a nutty flavor and starchy texture, with a slightly sweet aftertaste that can.

In colder-winter areas, choose a protected southern exposure and set bulbs slightly below ground level.

You'll enjoy it if you're even slightly interested in role-playing videogames, and probably even if you aren't.

Pryor says that the percentage of students attending their first choice has dipped slightly in recent years.

Males are slightly larger than females and have a longer tail.

Sleek horizontal siding panels and a slightly angled roof give this shed a strong visual presence.

In fact, need-based grants grew at only a slightly slower pace than nongrant aid, such as loans and tuition-forgiveness programs.

China's benchmark lending rate is slightly positive but this understates the extent of its recent monetary tightening:.

The auction's lots range from the quirky to the awe inspiring to the slightly macabre.

Roger felt his heartbeat as clearly as the other subjects, although slightly delayed.

Grow peas in slightly acid to slightly alkaline soil that is water retentive but fast draining.

What is slightly less common is hardware that lets these apps do more than simply tell you how far and fast you were.

In some areas, overall satisfaction scores fell slightly from last year.

As the chart shows, the ratio has since rebounded slightly but shorting is still unpopular.

It is a slightly broken skeleton in a single slab of pure limestone, showing clear wing- and tail-feather impressions.

The third needed a little help, as he was slightly too short to push off the bottom of the moat with his feet.

Medium green to gray-green leaves have white undersides, are slightly finer and filmier in texture.

If you prefer a thicker sauce, the lid should be slightly off to allow the steam to escape.

These evolutions will now be the basis of promotion, and will be of slightly higher importance than publications.

He would probably be slightly bemused by the influence he has come to wield in the corporate world.

The gene produces a slightly mutant version of hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells.

When a protein gets made from that new code, it'll be slightly different from usual.

The shots are combined in software to produce the final image, which can often look slightly unreal.

Ammons's contract, he would retain significant job security and would be eligible for slightly higher annual compensation.

But the future may lie with the slightly smaller but fast-growing airlines in the middle.

The earthworms excrete a slightly different version of the metals, making them easier for plants to suck up.

The quarry is actually in slightly younger rock than has been.

For a slightly more ambitious project, turn two or more chairs into an eclectic set.

They're all slightly tweaked to avoid copyright infringements, but will be instantly familiar to people of a certain age.

As accidents go, this one ended well, with the pilots making a safe if slightly fast landing.

But it's also possible that other, slightly larger moons could be broken into chunks by bombardments, he added.

Looking at the results by age, the scientists discovered that the two diseases followed slightly different patterns:.

As a normal, deskbound mouse it fares less well, giving a slightly jerky response to normal movements.

The book is an unusual and in some ways slightly odd mixture of personal memoir, economics textbook and development manifesto.

Boys score slightly higher in the subject of science.

Yet if the satellite service's digital maps become even slightly outdated, you can become lost.

The racquet heads are the size of a small skillet, slightly teardrop-shaped and strung tightly.

Form is slightly floppy when young, but plant stiffens as.

The slightly weird page turning behavior is still there, too, snapping the page suddenly from under your finger.

It thinks slightly more could be spent in this year's mid-term contest.

If you forgot to make arrangements from home, you can still buy insurance at the border, usually at slightly higher rates.

In the present battle of the smart phones his terminology becomes slightly more relevant.

Meanwhile, a mask wafted a slightly unpleasant odor into the volunteers' nostrils.

With their slightly webbed paws and powerful muscles, polar bears are excellent swimmers.

The arm ached for hours, and then the pain disappeared suddenly, leaving her right arm slightly paralyzed.

Place the picks through the base of each pad, then overlap the pad bases slightly as you go.

Your partner will still tilt their head slightly so your lips meet on a slight angle or they will kiss you straight.

Silver plummeted to a seven-month low, before rallying slightly.

And when its lasers are slightly reconfigured, the holocam can record even smaller, transparent organisms.

The fruit is covered with a dusty bloom that slightly dulls color.

Tintin's slightly priggish character fitted the times.

Use a sponge brush and cover an area slightly larger than a book page.

Her eyes were still milky gray, and she wobbled slightly.

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World English Dictionary

slightly (ˈslaɪtlɪ)

—*adv*
	in small measure or degree

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Word Origin & History

slight

from an O.Scand. source akin to O.N. slettr "smooth, sleek," from P.Gmc. *slikhtaz (cf. O.S. slicht; Low Ger. slicht "smooth, plain common;" O.E. -sliht "level," attested in eorðslihtes "level with the ground;" O.Fris. sliucht, M.Du. sleht, O.H.G. sleht, Goth. slaihts "smooth"), probably from a collateral

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form of PIE base *sleig- "to smooth, glide." Sense evolution is from "level" to "smooth, sleek" (c.1300), to "slender, weak" (1393), to "trifling, inferior" (1548). The verb sense of "treat with indifference" is first recorded 1597, from the adj. sense of "having little worth." Sense of Ger. cognate schlecht developed from "smooth, plain, simple" to "bad," and as it did it was replaced in the original senses by schlicht, a back-formation from schlichten "to smooth, to plane," a derivative of schlecht in the old sense.

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