slight

Universal Words adjective, noun, verb adjective (slighter, slightest) 1 very small in degree: a slight increase / change / delay / difference * I woke up with a slight headache. * The damage was slight. * She takes offence at the slightest thing (= is very easily offended). * There was not the slightest hint of trouble. * He is, without the slightest doubt, the greatest living novelist. * He never had the slightest intention of agreeing to it. * The picture was at a slight angle. * A slight breeze was blowing. 2 small and thin in size: a slight figure / man * He was of slight build. * She was smaller and slighter than I had imagined. 3 (formal) not deserving serious attention: This is a very slight novel. IDIOMS not in the slightest not at all: He didn't seem to mind in the slightest. * I'm not in the slightest bit interested. noun ~ (on sb/sth) an act or a remark that criticizes sth or offends sb: Nick took her comment as a slight on his abilities as a manager. verb [VN] [usuallypassive] to treat sb rudely or without respect; to insult sb: She felt slighted because she hadn't been invited. slighting adjective [onlybeforenoun]: slighting remarks / references