Definition of slight

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Slight (v. t.) To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands..

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Click :: Click (v. i.) To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick..
Slighten :: Slighten (v. t.) To slight.
Viridescent :: Viridescent (a.) Slightly green; greenish.
Acidulous :: Acidulous (a.) Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture..
Dip :: Dip (v. i.) To enter slightly or cursorily; to engage one's self desultorily or by the way; to partake limitedly; -- followed by in or into.
Deflagrable :: Deflagrable (a.) Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; hence, slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated, as salt..
Little :: Little (a.) Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence..
Acute :: Acute (a.) Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure..
Film :: Film (n.) A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering..
Roving :: Roving (n.) The operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine..
Courtesy :: Courtesy (n.) An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees..
Semiacid :: Semiacid (a.) Slightly acid; subacid.
Touch :: Touch (v.) A hint; a suggestion; slight notice.
Skirmish :: Skirmish (v. i.) A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops..
Sprig :: Sprig (n.) A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement.
Tint :: Tint (n.) A slight coloring.
Jog :: Jog (n.) A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.
Tunicle :: Tunicle (n.) A slight natural covering; an integument.
Bend :: Bend (n.) A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road..
Thermopile :: Thermopile (n.) An instrument of extreme sensibility, used to determine slight differences and degrees of heat. It is composed of alternate bars of antimony and bismuth, or any two metals having different capacities for the conduction of heat, connected with an astatic galvanometer, which is very sensibly affected by the electric current induced in the system of bars when exposed even to the feeblest degrees of heat..
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