slight
Cross references:
1. thin 2. neglect
1. slight \'sli-t\ aj [ME, smooth, slight, prob. fr. MD slicht; akin to OHG
sli-hhan t]o glide - more at SLICK 1a: having a slim or delicate build :
not stout or massive in body 1b: lacking in strength or substance :
FLIMSY, FRAIL 1c: deficient in weight, solidity, or importance : TRIVIAL
2: small of its kind or in amount : SCANTY, MEAGER - slight.ly av
2. slight vt 1: to treat as slight or unimportant : make light of 2: to
treat with disdain or indifference : ignore discourteously 3: to perform
or attend to carelessly and inadequately 4: SLUR
3. slight n 1: an act or an instance of slighting 2: an instance of being
slighted : a humiliating discourtesy