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slighting

slighting verb: the full or partial demolition of a fortification. Also the present participle and gerund of slight.

Verb

slighting

  1. The full or partial demolition of a fortification.
    • The argument that is presented here, of course, is that unlike intact feudal castles, slighted castles are the victims of power, not the wielders of it, and that vital clues about this power transfer are still contained in the archaeological record.2007, Lila Rakoczy, Archaeology of Destruction: A Reinterpretation of Castle Slightings in the English Civil War, page 2

Adjective

slighting (comparative more slighting, superlative most slighting)

  1. In the manner of a slight; belittling, deprecative

Noun

slighting (plural slightings)

  1. The act of giving a slight or snub.
    • […] the rest, who had looked upon him with such disdainful neglect […] now flocked about him, striving who should express most respect, and, by an extraordinary officiousness, redeem their late slightings.1848, Lucy Hutchinson, Memoirs of the life of Colonel Hutchinson, page 376
  2. (regional) An act of ignoring or neglecting someone or something; more broadly neglect.
    • The slighting of children
  3. (regional) The action of rejecting someone or something; rejection.
    • The slighting of a handshake by Samuel ticked off Judi to no end.

Also used as

slighting is also the present participle and gerund of slight.

Forms of slighting

Adjective
comparativemore slighting
superlativemost slighting
Noun
pluralslightings

Questions about slighting

What does slighting mean?
Slighting means the full or partial demolition of a fortification.
What part of speech is slighting?
Slighting can be a verb, an adjective or a noun.

Words near slighting in the dictionary

  1. slightest
  2. slighteth
  3. slightful
  4. slightily
  5. slightiness
  6. slighting
  7. slightingly
  8. slightings
  9. slightish
  10. slightley
  11. slightlier

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