slightingly meaning

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slightingly (adverb): in a disparaging manner.

Definition of slightingly

  1. in a disparaging manner
    • these mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging `only to a story'

    Synonyms: disparagingly

    Related forms: slighting

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SL · words ending in LY · 11-letter words

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