Standard Lemma guide

slicht

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /slɪxt/
  • UK: /slaɪt/
  • rhymes with -ɪxt
  • rhymes with -aɪt

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adj

Meaning 1

Bad, of poor quality (as, goods).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, regional

Examples

  • The copemen here are selling sare slicht goods.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English slight (“bad, of poor quality, also meaning smooth or level”), from Old English sliht (“smooth, level”), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz. Cognate with Danish slet (“bad, poor, wrong”), Dutch slecht (“bad”), German schlecht (“bad”), Low German slecht (“bad”).