slighting

[ slahy-ting ]

/ ˈslaɪ tɪŋ /

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adjective

derogatory and disparaging; belittling.

Origin of slighting

First recorded in 1605–15; slight + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM slighting

slight·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby slighting

slier, sliest, slieve, Slieve Donard, slight, slighting, slightly, Sligo, slily, slim, slim disease

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Example sentences from the Web for slighting

I did wrong in slighting your injunction, and suffering Lilian to do so.
A Strange Story, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Not a particle of Patty in this aristocratic young beauty, who called her "mother" in a slighting tone.
A Fair Mystery|Bertha M. Clay
(with a little, slighting laugh), "nobody very particular; only poor Miss Craven, my aunt's companion!"
Red as a Rose is She|Rhoda Broughton
Ben Abir was no Moslem, but a Hebrew, and one who feared nothing so much as the remote likelihood of slighting his faith.
The Weird Orient|Henry Iliowizi

She puts her chair aside and turns to the steps, adding, with slighting composure, as she passes Crampton.
You Never Can Tell|George Bernard Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for slighting

slighting

/ (ˈslaɪtɪŋ) /

adjective

characteristic of a slight; disparaging; disdainfulin a slighting manner

Derived forms of slighting

slightingly, adverb

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单词	slighting
释义	slighting [ slahy-ting ] / ˈslaɪ tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slighting ON THESAURUS.COM adjective derogatory and disparaging; belittling. Origin of slighting First recorded in 1605–15; slight + -ing² OTHER WORDS FROM slighting slight·ing·ly, adverb Words nearby slighting slier, sliest, slieve, Slieve Donard, slight, slighting, slightly, Sligo, slily, slim, slim disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slighting I did wrong in slighting your injunction, and suffering Lilian to do so. A Strange Story, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton Not a particle of Patty in this aristocratic young beauty, who called her "mother" in a slighting tone. A Fair Mystery\|Bertha M. Clay (with a little, slighting laugh), "nobody very particular; only poor Miss Craven, my aunt's companion!" Red as a Rose is She\|Rhoda Broughton Ben Abir was no Moslem, but a Hebrew, and one who feared nothing so much as the remote likelihood of slighting his faith. The Weird Orient\|Henry Iliowizi She puts her chair aside and turns to the steps, adding, with slighting composure, as she passes Crampton. You Never Can Tell\|George Bernard Shaw British Dictionary definitions for slighting slighting / (ˈslaɪtɪŋ) / adjective characteristic of a slight; disparaging; disdainfulin a slighting manner Derived forms of slighting slightingly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to slighting disparaging, belittling, maligning, derisive, derogatory, offensive, opprobrious
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slighting

adjective

Origin of slighting

OTHER WORDS FROM slighting

Words nearby slighting

Example sentences from the Web for slighting

British Dictionary definitions for slighting

adjective

Derived forms of slighting

Words related to slighting