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slightsome

adj

Etymology

From slight + -some.

  1. inherited from *slihtaz✻ — “slippery, flat, level, plain”
  2. inherited from sliht — “smooth, level”
  3. inherited from slight — “bad, of poor quality, unimportant, trivial, slender, slim, smooth, level”
  4. suffixed as slightsome — “slight + some”

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by slight

    Characterised or marked by slight; scornful

    • "I consider such, remarks as onnecessary [sic] and slightsome," replied Dinah, with a scornful toss of her head; [...]
    • Nor a drop of rain nor even the wind stirring the most slightsome leaf.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA