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slightingly

Syllables: slight·ing·lyUK/ˈslaɪtɪŋli//ˈslaɪtɪŋli/

slightingly adverb: in a slighting manner; belittlingly, contemptuously.

Adverb

slightingly (comparative more slightingly, superlative most slightingly)

  1. (archaic) In a slighting manner; belittlingly, contemptuously.
    • Huſh, Siſter! Huſh! ſaid he: I vvill not bear to hear her ſpoken ſlightingly of! 'Tis enough, that to oblige your violent and indecent Caprice, you make me compromiſe vvith you thus.1741, [Samuel Richardson], “Tuesday Morning, the Sixth of My Happiness”, in Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded. […], 3rd edition, volume II, London: […] C[harles] Rivington, […]; and J. Osborn, […], →OCLC...
    • After having talked ſlightingly of muſick, he vvas obſerved to liſten very attentively vvhile Miſs Thrale played on the harpſichord, […]1791, James Boswell, “[1775]”, in James Boswell, editor, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. […], volume I, London: […] Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, […], →OCLC, page 515

slightingly meaning in Tamil

slightingly in Tamil

ஏளன அவமதிப்பாக

Examples of slightingly in a sentence

  • If I wished to think slightingly of anybody's children, it should not be of my own however."1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter VII, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […]...
  • But this inconvenience is spoken of slightingly.1868 October, “The Russians in Manchuria”, in New Monthly Magazine, volume CXLIII, number DLXXIV, page 376:
  • He [Lord Byron] is fond of gossip, and apt to speak slightingly of some of his friends, but is loyal to others.1880, John Nichol, “1821–1823. Pisa—Genoa—Don Juan.”, in John Morley, editor, Byron (English Men of Letters), London: Macmillan and Co....
  • I shrug my shoulders contemptuously, and look slightingly at them according as they pass.1899, Knut Hamsun, “Part III”, in George Egerton [pseudonym; Mary Chavelita Dunne Bright], transl., Hunger […], London: Leonard Smithers...

Synonyms of slightingly

Forms of slightingly

comparativemore slightingly
superlativemost slightingly

Origin of slightingly

From slighting (“in the manner of a slight, belittling, deprecative”, adjective) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs).

Questions about slightingly

What does slightingly mean?
Slightingly means in a slighting manner; belittlingly, contemptuously.
What is slightingly in Tamil?
Slightingly in Tamil is ஏளன அவமதிப்பாக. See Slightingly meaning in Tamil.
How do you use slightingly in a sentence?
If I wished to think slightingly of anybody's children, it should not be of my own however."
What part of speech is slightingly?
Slightingly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce slightingly?
Slightingly is pronounced /ˈslaɪtɪŋli/ (UK).

Words near slightingly in the dictionary

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

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: slightingly (page history and authors); slightingly (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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