slighting

American  

[slahy-ting] / ˈslaɪ tɪŋ /

adjective

1. derogatory and disparaging; belittling.

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slighting British  

/ ˈslaɪtɪŋ /

adjective

1. characteristic of a slight; disparaging; disdainful

   in a slighting manner

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Other Word Forms

• slightingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of slighting

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

Example Sentences

Keller and Knight were rewarded with proximity to Storrie and the best punchlines, but neither Quinn nor Jack Hughes had to indicate in any way that they had joined America’s president in slighting them.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

I’ll give you a chance to redeem yourselves by not giving any further detail and be watching here for a remedy of this painful slighting.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2021

Santee Cooper apologized in company statements, saying slighting lawmakers wasn’t their intention.

From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2020

Biden appeared to carefully consider his words to avoid inflaming concerns that he was slighting Reade.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2020

I quit selecting certain of my New York brothers and giving them money to go and lay groundwork for new mosques in other cities—because slighting remarks were being made about “Malcolm’s ministers.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey