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slightful

slightful is the obsolete form of sleightful.

Meaning of sleightful

Adjective

sleightful (comparative more sleightful, superlative most sleightful)

  1. cunning; dexterous

Forms of slightful

comparativemore slightful
superlativemost slightful

Origin of slightful

From slight + -ful.

Questions about slightful

What is slightful the obsolete form of?
Slightful is the obsolete form of sleightful.

Words near slightful in the dictionary

  1. slightens
  2. slighter
  3. slighters
  4. slightest
  5. slighteth
  6. slightful
  7. slightily
  8. slightiness
  9. slighting
  10. slightingly
  11. slightings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slightful (page history and authors); sleightful (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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