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Sleight. |
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To overthrow; to demolish. |
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To make even or level. |
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To throw heedlessly. |
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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. |
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Not stout or heavy; slender. |
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Foolish; silly; weak in intellect. |
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To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice;
to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands. |
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The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate
degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity. |
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Slightly. |
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