slight¹ /slīt/

1. Lacking solidity, massiveness, weight, significance
2. Slim
3. Slender
4. Trifling
5. Flimsy
6. Small
7. Smooth (obsolete)
8. Slighting (obsolete)

1. Slightly
2. Slightingly, meanly

1. To ignore or overlook disrespectfully
2. To insult
3. To toss contemptuously (Shakespeare)
4. To smooth (obsolete)
5. To raze, level to the ground (archaic)

1. Contemptuous indifference
2. Discourteous disregard
3. An affront by showing neglect or lack of respect

slightˈing adjective

slightˈingly adverb

slightˈish adjective

slightˈly adverb

slightˈness noun

(not) in the slightest

(not) at all

slight off (Shakespeare)

To put off, set aside, with contempt

slight over

To ignore

sleight (obsolete slight) /slīt/

1. Cunning
2. Dexterity
3. An artful trick
4. A juggling trick
5. Trickery
6. A design, device, pattern (Spenser)

sleight of hand noun

Deceptive movement of the hands, esp in order to conceal or remove something, as in conjuring, legerdemain

sleightˈ-of-hand adjective

'slife /slīf/ or 'slight /slīt/ (archaic)

For God's life or light, exclamatory oaths

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