Slight

Definition of slight:

part of speech: adjective

Weak: slender: of little value: trifling: small: negligent: not decided.

part of speech: adjective

Feeble; as, the enemy offered only slight resistance; frail; slender; as, a slight figure; unimportant; as, a slight difference in color; not severe; as, a slight reproof.

part of speech: noun

Neglect: disregard.

part of speech: verb

To disregard, as of little value: to neglect.

part of speech: adjective

Unimportant; trifling; weak; slender.

part of speech: verb

To neglect; disregard.

part of speech: noun

Intentional neglect; disregard; oversight.

part of speech: noun

Slightness.

part of speech: adverb

SLIGHTINGLY.

Usage examples for slight:

• A slight noise caused her to turn from the window. "The Just and the Unjust", Vaughan Kester.

• He went to his window and watched the slight figure hurry away. "Rebecca Mary", Annie Hamilton Donnell.

• Suddenly a slight cry escaped his lips, and he started forward. "On Land And Sea At The Dardanelles", Thomas Charles Bridges.

• She was tall and fair and slight "Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo", E. Phillips Oppenheim.