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View definitions for slighting

slighting

adjective as in abusive

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Phœbe Chiffinch, I am glad to add, was jilted by her uninteresting lover, who little knew what a fortune he was slighting.

The latter drew slighting comparisons, and remembered that he was the only one who ever apologised.

She puts her chair aside and turns to the steps, adding, with slighting composure, as she passes Crampton.

She sits down with slighting indifference, at the end of the table nearest the window.

A young man slighting the lovely heroine of the little comedy and making love to her grandmother!

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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to slighting, such as: belittling, disparaging, maligning, derisive, derogatory, and offensive.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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