slight

  • 31slight — /slaɪt / (say sluyt) adjective 1. small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight smell. 2. of little weight, or importance; trifling. 3. slender; slim. 4. frail; flimsy. 5. lacking in solid or substantial qualities. 6. (of sea… …

  • 32slight — 1. adjective /slaɪt/ a) Small, weak or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe. a slight (i.e., feeble) effort …

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  • 33Slight — This long establishes surname is of early medieval English origin, and belongs to that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These nicknames were originally given with reference… …

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  • 34slight — 1. adjective 1) the chance of success is slight Syn: small, tiny, minute, negligible, insignificant, minimal, remote, slim, faint 2) Elizabeth s slight figure Syn: slim, slend …

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  • 35slight —   Lihi, iki.    ♦ Slight knowledge, ike nāwele, ike mālani.    ♦ To slight, ho okē ē.    ♦ Slight touch of sickness, loa a mahu i i ka ma i …

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  • 36slight — A word of indeterminate meaning, variously defined as inconsiderable; unimportant; trifle; remote; insignificant. Moxley v. Hertz, 216 U.S. 344, 356, 30 S.Ct. 305, 308, 54 L.Ed. 510. As to slight care slight evidence slight fault and negligence,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 37slight — adj. 1 very small in degree VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ …

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  • 38slight — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, adulterated, affront, airy, ankle deep, ascetic, asinine, attenuate, attenuated, austere, bantam, be blind to, be caught out, be inattentive, be unwary, belittle, blink, blink at, boyish,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 39slight*/*/ — [slaɪt] adj 1) small in size, amount, or degree a slight increase in temperature[/ex] 2) thin and small a slight young woman[/ex] • not in the slightest not at all[/ex] …

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  • 40slight — /slaɪt/ adjective not very large, not very important ● There was a slight improvement in the balance of trade. ● We saw a slight increase in sales in February …

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