Standard Lemma guide

slightingly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈslaɪtɪŋli/
  • General-American: /ˈslaɪtɪŋli/
  • General-American: [-ɾɪŋ-]
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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a slighting manner; belittlingly, contemptuously.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deprecatively, disdainfully, dismissively, disparagingly

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a disparaging manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • these mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging `only to a story'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disparagingly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From slighting (“in the manner of a slight, belittling, deprecative”, adjective) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs).