Толковый словарь английского языка

[Word Family: adjective: ↑slight, slightest; verb: ↑slight; noun: ↑slight; adverb: ↑slightly]

[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch slicht]

1. [usually before noun] small in degree OPP big:

a slight improvement

a slight increase

a slight change of plan

a slight pause

a slight problem

2. not the slightest chance/doubt/difference etc no chance, doubt etc at all:

I didn’t have the slightest idea who that man was.

3. someone who is slight is thin and delicate OPP stocky

4. not in the slightest British English spoken not at all:

‘Did he mind lending you the car?’ ‘Not in the slightest.’

[Word Family: adjective: ↑slight, slightest; verb: ↑slight; noun: ↑slight; adverb: ↑slightly]

to offend someone by treating them rudely or without respect:

Derek felt slighted when no one phoned him back.

—slight noun [countable]:

She may take it as a slight on her ability as a mother.

a slight to his authority