Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - slight
Slight
slight
adj., v., & n. --adj. 1 a inconsiderable; of little significance (has a slight cold; the damage is very slight). b barely perceptible (a slight smell of gas). c not much or great or thorough, inadequate, scanty (a conclusion based on very slight observation; paid him slight attention). 2 slender, frail-looking (saw a slight figure approaching; supported by a slight framework). 3 (in superl., with neg. or interrog.) any whatever (paid not the slightest attention). --v.tr. 1 treat or speak of (a person etc.) as not worth attention, fail in courtesy or respect towards, markedly neglect. 2 hist. make militarily useless, raze (a fortification etc.). --n. a marked piece of neglect, a failure to show due respect. Phrases and idioms not in the slightest not at all. put a slight upon = sense 1 of v. Derivatives slightingly adv. slightish adj. slightly adv. slightness n. Etymology: ME slyght, sleght f. ON sl{eacute}ttr level, smooth f. Gmc
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I. adjective see: slick Date: 14th century 1. having a slim or delicate build ; not stout or massive in body, lacking in strength or substance ; flimsy, frail, deficient in weight, solidity, or importance ; trivial , small of its kind or in amount , see: thin ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. transitive verb Date: 1586 to treat as ~ or unimportant ; make light of, to treat with disdain or indifference , to perform or attend to carelessly and inadequately , see: neglect III. noun Date: 1701 an act or an instance of ~ing, an instance of being ~ed ; a humiliating discourtesy ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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