slighter

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Slighter than the broken bridge at Lima is the thread upon which these, and still more, stories are strung.

From Time Magazine Archive

Slighter and speedier than his father, Marcel Jr. showed himself to be a crisp, stylish counterpuncher.

From Time Magazine Archive

Slighter than The Song of the World, and written before it, Harvest, a simpler, more sentimental story, has been more popular in France.

From Time Magazine Archive

Slighter than their classic word & picture study of the South, You Have Seen Their Faces, it unfortunately appears when Czecho-Slovakia is a last year's bird's nest.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Taller than Scott Hipwell. I know, because I’ve seen them together—Jess and—sorry, Megan and Scott Hipwell -and this man was different. Slighter, thinner, darker- skinned. Possibly an Asian man,” I said.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins