slighter

Adjective

slight (comparative slighter, superlative slightest)

1. Minor; small in amount
   • The forecast calls for a slight warming trend in the coming days, with sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the midteens on Sunday and Monday, when the men will hit the snowboard course.2022 February 4, John Branch, “U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson qualifies for the slopestyle final.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022

   Synonyms:

   ignorable, meaningless, negligible, tiny, base, contemptible, floccinaucinihilipilificatious, foolish, for the birds, futile

   1. Gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful.
      • give it a slight kick
   2. Not thorough; superficial.
      • make a slight examination
   3. Trifling; unimportant; insignificant.
      • we made a slight mistake
   4. (archaic, rare) Not far away in space or time.
      • in the slight future
2. Of slender build.
   • a slight but graceful woman

   Synonyms:

   lithe, svelte, willowy, gaunt, gracile, lank, lean, leansome, lithesome, lissome

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