(n.) Sleight.
(v. t.) To overthrow; to demolish.
(v. t.) To make even or level.
(v. t.) To throw heedlessly.
(superl.) Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable;
unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; -- applied in a
great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a
slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep)
impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e.,
not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the
like.
(superl.) Not stout or heavy; slender.
(superl.) Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.
(v. t.) To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice;
to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.
(n.) The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate
degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.
(adv.) Slightly.
