slighting

slighting Definition

slight·ing (slīt′iŋ)

adjective

constituting a slight; disdainful; disparaging a slighting remark

slighting Related Forms

slight′·ingly adverb

slighting Synonyms

modif.

slighting Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

remark: Joan returns to work, and makes slighting remarks about the security lapses while she was away.
comment: I think if you made a slighting comment about Ethelred the Unready, theyd ask you to leave the room.

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