slight
adjective
small in amount, degree, etc..
slightest
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superlativeof slight.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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"Even the slightest insights from an out-of-equilibrium physics model will guide us in the future."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
And yet the movie’s central storyline hints at writer-director Bassam Tariq’s inclination to subvert his own brooding-antihero saga, allowing room for unpredictability and the slightest whiff of impish irreverence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
But curved cockpit windows are challenging to make – the slightest distortion or defect is clearly visible to the pilot.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
As a result, fallow fields are in a "deplorable state, and at the slightest spark, the blaze spreads like wildfire" due to vegetation dried out by the heat.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
“I think Alan Greenspan will go down as the worst chairman of the Federal Reserve in history,” he’d say, when given the slightest chance.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
