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slighted

slighted adjective: cheated; short-changed; ripped off. Also the simple past and past participle of slight.

Adjective

slighted (comparative more slighted, superlative most slighted)

  1. (adjective, error-misspelling, participle) Cheated; short-changed; ripped off.
  2. Treated as unimportant or not worthy of attention.
  3. Treated with disdain or neglect; ignored disrespectfully.

Also used as

slighted is also the simple past and past participle of slight.

Forms of slighted

comparativemore slighted
superlativemost slighted

Words formed from slighted

Questions about slighted

What does slighted mean?
Slighted means cheated; short-changed; ripped off.
What part of speech is slighted?
Slighted is an adjective.

Words near slighted in the dictionary

  1. Sligers
  2. sligh
  3. Slighs
  4. slight
  5. slight of hand
  6. slighted
  7. slighten
  8. slightened
  9. slightening
  10. slightens
  11. slighter

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