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adj
comparative form of slight: more slight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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noun
One who slights.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From slight + -er.
Etymology tree English slight Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English slighter From slight + -er.
