The rogue slighted me into the river.
Shak.
Slight (?), a. [Compar. Slighter (?); superl. Slightest.] [OE. sli&?;t,
sleght, probably from OD. slicht, slecht, simple, plain, D. slecht;
akin to OFries. sliucht, G. schlecht, schlicht, OHG. sleht smooth,
simple, Icel. sl&?;ttr smooth, Sw. slät, Goth. slaíhts; or uncertain
origin.] 1. Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable;
unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; -- applied in a
great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a
slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep)
impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e.,
not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the
like. "At one slight bound." Milton.
Slight is the subject, but not so the praise.
Pope.
Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds.
Locke.