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21slight — adj., v., & n. adj. 1 a inconsiderable; of little significance (has a slight cold; the damage is very slight). b barely perceptible (a slight smell of gas). c not much or great or thorough, inadequate, scanty (a conclusion based on very slight… …
22slight — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, smooth, slight, probably from Old English sliht (in eorth slihtes level with the ground); akin to Old High German sleht smooth, slīhhan to glide more at slick Date: 14th century 1. a. having a slim or… …
23slight — slight1 [ slaıt ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun small in size, amount, or degree: a slight increase in temperature Jill gave a slight smile. I haven t given the slightest thought to my vacation plans. 2. ) thin, not very tall, and not… …
24slight — 01. She has a [slight] fever, but other than that I don t think she is very sick. 02. The weather today is [slightly] cooler than yesterday, but it is still quite nice out. 03. The Canadian dollar rose [slightly] today to 70 cents American. 04.… …
25slight — [13] The ancestral sense of slight is ‘level, even’. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *slekhtaz, a word of unknown origin which had that meaning, but whose descendants have diversified semantically beyond all recognition (German schlecht… …
26slight — 1 /slaIt/ adjective 1 not serious or not important: a slight headache | a slight improvement | There s been a slight change of plan. | not the slightest chance/doubt/difference etc (=no chance, doubt etc at all): It doesn t make the slightest… …
27slight — [13] The ancestral sense of slight is ‘level, even’. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *slekhtaz, a word of unknown origin which had that meaning, but whose descendants have diversified semantically beyond all recognition (German schlecht… …
28slight — n. (lit.) slur a slight on, to (a slight on smb. s honor) * * * [slaɪt] to (a slight on smb. s honor) (lit.) [ slur ] a slight on …
29slight — {{11}}slight (adj.) early 14c., flat, smooth; hairless, from a Scandinavian source akin to O.N. slettr smooth, sleek, from P.Gmc. *slikhtaz (Cf. O.S. slicht; Low Ger. slicht smooth, plain common; O.E. sliht level, attested in eorðslihtes level… …
30slight — 1. adjective 1) the chance of success is slight Syn: small, modest, tiny, minute, inappreciable, negligible, insignificant, minimal, remote, slim, faint; informal minuscule; formal exiguous Ant: considerable 2) …
