Definition of slight
- a slight movie
- a slight chance
- a slight odor of gas
There is a slight chance of rain.
Her head is tilted at a slight angle in the picture.
If you have even the slightest doubt, then don't do it.
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debilitated, delicate, down-and-out, effete, enervated, enfeebled, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, languid, low, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, soft, softened, tender, unsubstantial, wasted, weak, weakened, wimpish, wimpy;
able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, fit, husky, muscular, sinewy, strapping, virile;
hard, hardy, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sturdy, tough;
fortified, hardened, inured, strengthened, toughened;
challenged, disabled, incapacitated, invalid;
dizzy, groggy, rocky, unsteady, woozy;
drained, exhausted, flagging, tired, weary, worn-out;
I'm sure he didn't mean to slight you.
He was slighted by his colleagues.
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1586
contemn, disdain, disrespect, high-hat, look down (on or upon), scorn, sniff (at), snub;
cherish, prize, treasure, value;
hallow, revere, venerate, worship;
accept, appreciate, approve (of), care (for), countenance, favor, OK (or okay), subscribe (to);
abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe;
belittle, deplore, deprecate, disparage;
disapprove (of), discountenance, disfavor, frown (on or upon);
look down one's nose (at), sneeze at, thumb one's nose (at), walk over;
refused to respond to their petty slights
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1701
affront, barb, brickbat, cut, dart, dig, epithet, indignity, insult, name, offense (or offence), outrage, personality, poke, put-down, sarcasm, slap, slur;
catcall, gibe (or jibe), jeer, mock, quip, sneer, taunt;
abuse, invective, vituperation;
: very small in degree or amount
: thin and not very strong or muscular
: to offend or insult (someone) : to treat (someone) with disrespect
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