slight
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(a) (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with "a") at least some
- little rain fell in May
- gave it little thought
- little time is left
- we still have little money
- a little hope remained
- there's slight chance that it will work
- there's a slight chance it will work
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(s) lacking substance or significance
- slight evidence
- a tenuous argument
- a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame
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(s) being of delicate or slender build
- "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris
- a slim girl with straight blonde hair
- watched her slight figure cross the street
Nouns
- (n) a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) rebuff,
Verbs
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(v) pay no attention to, disrespect
- She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance