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French
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ignorer
, négliger
, mépriser
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Slight
- (n.) Sleight.
- (superl.) Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; -- applied in a great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep) impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e., not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the like.
- (superl.) Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.
- (n.) The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.
- (v. t.) To make even or level.
- (v. t.) To overthrow; to demolish.
- (v. t.) To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.
- (v. t.) To throw heedlessly.
- (superl.) Not stout or heavy; slender.
- (adv.) Slightly.
Synonyms:
Flimsy, Rebuff, Slender, Slim, Tenuous, Thin,
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• Slighter
- (n.) One who slights.
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• Slightful
- (a.) See Sleightful.
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