slighted

slight

S0471100 (slīt)adj. slight·er, slight·est 1. Small in size, degree, or amount: a slight tilt; a slight surplus.2. Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail: a slight foundation; slight evidence.3. Of small importance or consideration; trifling: slight matters.4. Small and slender in build or construction; delicate.tr.v. slight·ed, slight·ing, slights 1. To treat (someone) with discourteous reserve or inattention: "the occasional feeling of being slighted at others' underestimating my charms and talents" (Joseph Epstein).2. To treat as of small importance; make light of: "If I have ... slighted the contributions of my many predecessors, let me offer a blanket apology" (Joseph J. Ellis).3. To do negligently or thoughtlessly; scant: "It is a proper question to ask of an assignment whether some of its parts might be omitted or slighted" (Stanley Fish).4. To raze or level the walls of (a castle or other fortification).n. A deliberate discourtesy; a snub: "She got into the car, thinking how sensitive men are to slights from women and how insensitive to slights to women" (Marge Piercy).

[Middle English, slender, smooth, possibly of Scandinavian origin; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]

slight′ness n.

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单词	slighted
释义	slighted slight S0471100 (slīt)adj. slight·er, slight·est 1. Small in size, degree, or amount: a slight tilt; a slight surplus.2. Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail: a slight foundation; slight evidence.3. Of small importance or consideration; trifling: slight matters.4. Small and slender in build or construction; delicate.tr.v. slight·ed, slight·ing, slights 1. To treat (someone) with discourteous reserve or inattention: "the occasional feeling of being slighted at others' underestimating my charms and talents" (Joseph Epstein).2. To treat as of small importance; make light of: "If I have ... slighted the contributions of my many predecessors, let me offer a blanket apology" (Joseph J. Ellis).3. To do negligently or thoughtlessly; scant: "It is a proper question to ask of an assignment whether some of its parts might be omitted or slighted" (Stanley Fish).4. To raze or level the walls of (a castle or other fortification).n. A deliberate discourtesy; a snub: "She got into the car, thinking how sensitive men are to slights from women and how insensitive to slights to women" (Marge Piercy). [Middle English, slender, smooth, possibly of Scandinavian origin; see lei- in Indo-European roots.] slight′ness n. Translations IdiomsSeeslight
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