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Slight
Slight Slight, n.
The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree
of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.
Syn: Neglect; disregard; inattention; contempt; disdain;
scorn; disgrace; indignity; disparagement.
SlightSlight Slight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slighted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slighting.]
To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to
make light of; as, to slight the divine commands. --Milton.
The wretch who slights the bounty of the skies.
--Cowper.
To slight off, to treat slightingly; to drive off; to
remove. [R.] -- To slight over, to run over in haste; to
perform superficially; to treat carelessly; as, to slight
over a theme. ``They will but slight it over.' --Bacon.
Syn: To neglect; disregard; disdain; scorn.
Usage: Slight, Neglect. To slight is stronger than to
neglect. We may neglect a duty or person from
inconsiderateness, or from being over-occupied in
other concerns. To slight is always a positive and
intentional act, resulting from feelings of dislike or
contempt. We ought to put a kind construction on what
appears neglect on the part of a friend; but when he
slights us, it is obvious that he is our friend no
longer.
Beware . . . lest the like befall . . . If they
transgress and slight that sole command.
--Milton.
This my long-sufferance, and my day of grace,
Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste.
--Milton. Slight
Slight Slight, n.
Sleight. --Spenser.
Slight
Slight Slight, v. t. [Cf. D. slechten to level, to demolish.]
1. To overthrow; to demolish. [Obs.] --Clarendon.
2. To make even or level. [Obs.] --Hexham.
3. To throw heedlessly. [Obs.]
The rogue slighted me into the river. --Shak.
Slight
Slight Slight, adv.
Slightly. [Obs. or Poetic]
Think not so slight of glory. --Milton.
Meaning of Slights from wikipedia
- Look up
slight in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Slight or
slights may
refer to: A snub or an insult, an
intentional discourtesy Slighting, the deliberate...
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Slighting is the
deliberate damage of high-status
buildings to
reduce their value as military,
administrative or
social structures. This
destruction of...
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Slights is a 2009
horror novel by
Australian writer Kaaron Warren. It is her
debut novel and is
about a
woman who
withdraws from
society and has near-death...
- In the
Slight is the
second extended play (EP) by
Australian indie rock band
Spacey Jane,
released independently on 10
November 2018. It was
produced by...
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Delaware Governor Tom
Carper appointed Slights to Delaware's
Superior Court. He
succeeded Judge William T. Quillen.
Slights retired from the
Superior Court in...
- Ian
Harnarine has
released two films, the 2011
short film
Doubles with
Slight Pepper and the 2023
feature expansion Doubles,
which centre in part on the...
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Microaggression is a term used for
commonplace verbal,
behavioral or
environmental slights,
whether intentional or unintentional, that
communicate hostile, derogatory...
- "
Slight Return" is a song by
English indie rock band the Bluetones,
released as
their first single in
February 1995, in blue vinyl,
limited to 2000 copies...
- Beitner. The
office lasted until 1894,
until another post office, from
Slights,
relocated in 1901,
lasting until 1908.
Monroe Center is an unincorporated...
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Meteorology is the
scientific study of the Earth's
atmosphere and short-term
atmospheric phenomena (i.e. weather), with a
focus on
weather forecasting...
