slight

  1. Adjective.  Small, weak(,) or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.
  2. Adjective.  Not stout or heavy; slender.
  3. Adjective.  Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.
  4. Verb.  To treat as slight or not worthy of attention, to make light of.
  5. Verb.  To treat with disdain or neglect.
  6. Verb.  To act negligently or carelessly.
  7. Verb.  To overthrow; to demolish.
  8. Verb.  To make even or level.
  9. Verb.  To throw heedlessly.
  10. Noun.  The act of slighting; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.
  11. Noun.  Sleight.

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