small in amount or degree

a slight chance of rain

to treat (somebody) with disdain or pointed indifference; to snub (somebody)

to treat (something) as slight or unimportant

In hastily forming and giving his opinion of other people … and in slighting too easily the forms of worldly propriety, he displayed a want of caution which Eleanor could not approve — Jane Austen

NAmer to perform or attend to (a task or duty) carelessly or inadequately