slighting

[ slahy-ting ]

adjective

1. derogatory and disparaging; belittling.

slighting

/ ˈslaɪtɪŋ /

adjective

1. characteristic of a slight; disparaging; disdainful

   in a slighting manner

Derived Forms

• ˈslightingly, adverb

Other Words From

• slighting·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of slighting¹

First recorded in 1605–15; slight + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Phœbe Chiffinch, I am glad to add, was jilted by her uninteresting lover, who little knew what a fortune he was slighting.

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The latter drew slighting comparisons, and remembered that he was the only one who ever apologised.

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She puts her chair aside and turns to the steps, adding, with slighting composure, as she passes Crampton.

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She sits down with slighting indifference, at the end of the table nearest the window.

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A young man slighting the lovely heroine of the little comedy and making love to her grandmother!

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