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slicht

UK/slɪxt/

slicht adjective: bad, of poor quality (as, goods).

Adjective

slicht

  1. (obsolete, regional) Bad, of poor quality (as, goods).
    • The copemen here are selling sare slicht goods.

Forms of slicht

alternative formslight
alternative formslycht
alternative formsleight
alternative formschlicht

Origin of slicht

From Middle English slight (“bad, of poor quality, also meaning smooth or level”), from Old English sliht (“smooth, level”), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz. Cognate with Danish slet (“bad, poor, wrong”), Dutch slecht (“bad”), German schlecht (“bad”), Low German slecht (“bad”).

Questions about slicht

What does slicht mean?
Slicht means bad, of poor quality (as, goods).
What part of speech is slicht?
Slicht is an adjective.
How do you pronounce slicht?
Slicht is pronounced /slɪxt/ (UK).

Words near slicht in the dictionary

  1. slices up
  2. sliceth
  3. slicewise
  4. slicey
  5. slich
  6. slicht
  7. slicier
  8. sliciest
  9. slicin'
  10. slicing
  11. slicing and dicing

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