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slight
01
not a lot in amount or extent
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
slightest
Comparative
slighter
gradable
Examples
She felt a slight breeze on her face as she walked outside.
to slight
01
to treat someone disrespectfully by showing a lack of attention or consideration
Transitive: to slight sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
slight
3rd person singular
slights
Present participle
slighting
Past simple
slighted
Past participle
slighted
Examples
Being consistently overlooked for promotions began to feel like a deliberate attempt to slight him in the workplace.
Slight
01
an act of disrespect or disregard, where someone is ignored or treated with little attention or consideration
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
slights
Examples
She took his dismissive comment as a personal slight.
Lexical Tree
sightly
slightly
slightness
slight
