n. | 1. | Sleight. |
v. t. | 1. | To overthrow; to demolish. |
| 2. | To make even or level. |
| 3. | To throw heedlessly. |
a. | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | Not stout or heavy; slender. |
| 3. | Foolish; silly; weak in intellect. |
v. t. | 1. | To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands. |
n. | 1. | The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity. |
adv. | 1. | Slightly. |