Definition of slight

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Slight (superl.) Not stout or heavy; slender.

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Cut :: Cut (n.) That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight..
Slender :: Slender (superl.) Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution..
Dampen :: Dampen (v. t.) To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
Patulous :: Patulous (a.) Open; expanded; slightly spreading; having the parts loose or dispersed; as, a patulous calyx; a patulous cluster of flowers..
Slightful :: Slightful (a.) See Sleightful.
Tincture :: Tincture (v. t.) To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.
Pleurosigma :: Pleurosigma (n.) A genus of diatoms of elongated elliptical shape, but having the sides slightly curved in the form of a letter S. Pleurosigma angulatum has very fine striations, and is a favorite object for testing the high powers of microscopes..
Sly :: Sly (v. t.) Light or delicate; slight; thin.
Slight :: Slight (n.) The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity..
Credulous :: Credulous (a.) Apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting.
Water Joint :: Water joint () A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints..
Plane :: Plane (a.) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc..
Prickle :: Prickle (v. t.) To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points..
Superficiary :: Superficialize (v. t.) To attend to, or to treat, superficially, or in a shallow or slighting way..
Litate :: Litate (a.) Forked, with the points slightly curved outward..
Failure :: Failure (n.) A failing; a slight fault.
Claude Lorraine Glass :: Claude Lorraine glass () A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape..
Tinge :: Tinge (n.) A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste..
Toughish :: Toughish (a.) Tough in a slight degree.
Drizzle :: Drizzle (v. i.) To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain..
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