slight
adjective
small in amount, degree, etc..
has slighted
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present perfectof slight (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has slighted the military in other ways too.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2018
But Navy men in general have no love for MacArthur; many of them believe he has slighted their service.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Perhaps the fair Courteen has slighted him," said Chalkley.
From The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie
Since that occasion, Mr. Staunton has slighted the Divan, but Mr. Lowe still flourishes there, ever ready to meet all comers, and if not nightly playing somebody, at all events nightly making everybody laugh.
From The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion by Frederick Milnes Edge
A woman has no need to betake herself to the Old Testament to learn how to avenge herself on the man who has slighted her advances.
From Pretty Michal by Mór Jókai
