Weak; inconsiderable; not forcible; as a slight impulse; a slight effort.

Not deep; as a slight impression.

Not violent; as a slight disease, illness or indisposition.

Trifling; of no great importance. Slight is the subject, but not so the praise.

Not strong; not cogent. Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds.

Negligent; not vehement; not done with effort. The shaking of the head is a gesture of slight refusal.

Not firm or strong; thin; of loose texture; as slight silk.

Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.

Neglect; disregard; a moderate degree of contempt manifested negatively by neglect. It expresses less than contempt, disdain and scorn.

Artifice; dexterity. [See Sleight.

To neglect; to disregard from the consideration that a thing is of little value and unworthy of notice; as, to slight the divine commands, or the offers of mercy.

To overthrow; to demolish. “The rogues slighted me into the river,” in Shakespeare, is not used. To slight over, to run over in haste; to perform superficially; to treat carelessly; as, to slight over a theme.