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slight
adjective
noun
verb
being of delicate or slender build
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slaɪt
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adjective
being of delicate or slender build
“{'source': 'Frank Norris', 'text': 'she was slender as a willow shoot is slender'}”
adjective
(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”
adjective
lacking substance or significance
“slight evidence”
noun
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
verb
pay no attention to, disrespect
“She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance”
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{'source': 'Frank Norris', 'text': 'she was slender as a willow shoot is slender'}
a slim girl with straight blonde hair
watched her slight figure cross the street
little rain fell in May
gave it little thought
little time is left
we still have little money
a little hope remained
slight evidence
a tenuous argument
a thin plot
a fragile claim to fame
She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance
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