slighting

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English

Verb

slighting

  1. present participle and gerund of slight
    His habit of slighting the company chairman was considered to be inappropriate behaviour.

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.
    • 1848, Lucy Hutchinson, Memoirs of the life of Colonel Hutchinson, page 376:
      [] 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.
  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.
  4. (military) The full or partial demolition of a fortification.

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