slight

SLIGHT, adjective [It seems that slight belongs to the family of sleek, smooth.] 1. Weak; inconsiderable; not forcible; as a slight impulse; a slight effort. 2. Not deep; as a slight impression. 3. Not violent; as a slight disease, illness or indisposition. 4. Trifling; of no great importance. slight is the subject, but not so the praise. 5. Not strong; not cogent. Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds. 6. Negligent; not vehement; not done with effort. The shaking of the head is a gesture of slight refusal. 7. Not firm or strong; thin; of loose texture; as slight silk. 8. Foolish; silly; weak in intellect. SLIGHT, noun 1. Neglect; disregard; a moderate degree of contempt manifested negatively by neglect. It expresses less than contempt, disdain and scorn. 2. Artifice; dexterity. [See Sleight.] SLIGHT, verb transitive 1. To neglect; to disregard from the consideration that a thing is of little value and unworthy of notice; as, to slight the divine commands, or the offers of mercy. 2. To overthrow; to demolish. [Not used.] 'The rogues slighted me into the river, ' in Shakespeare, is not used. TO slight OVER, to run over in haste; to perform superficially; to treat carelessly; as, to slight over a theme.