(superl.) Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; -- applied in a great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep) impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e., not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the like.
(superl.) Not stout or heavy; slender.
(superl.) Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.
(v. t.) To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.
(n.) The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.
(adv.) Slightly.
Example Sentences:
(1) A slight varus angle of 2.1 degrees became apparent.
(2) At the moment we are, if anything, slightly lagging."
(3) In schizophrenic patients the density of dopamine uptake sites in the basal ganglia was slightly reduced, mainly in the middle third of putamen.
(4) In the presence of insulin, a qualitatively similar pattern of increasing responses to albumin is observed; the enhancement of each response by insulin is, however, only slightly potentiated by higher albumin concentrations.
(5) Type 1 changes (decreased signal intensity on T1-weighted spin-echo images and increased signal intensity on T2-weighted images) were identified in 20 patients (4%) and type 2 (increased signal intensity on T1-weighted images and isointense or slightly increased signal intensity on T2-weighted images) in 77 patients (16%).
(6) At the highest dose of chloroquine tested (500 microM), a slightly greater increase in insulin binding and a decrease in insulin degradation were observed in fetal cells as compared with adult cells.
(7) Epidermal growth factor reduced plating efficiency by about 50% for A431 cells in different cell cycle phases whereas a slight increase in plating efficiency was seen for SiHa cells.
(8) )-induced gnawing behavior in rats was slightly more potent than that of clocapramine.
(9) Regression curves indicate that although all three types of pulmonary edema can be characterized by slightly different slopes, the differences are statistically insignificant.
(10) TR was classified as follows: severe (massive systolic opacification and persistence of the microbubbles in the IVC for at least 20 seconds); moderate (moderate systolic opacification lasting less than 20 seconds); mild (slight systolic opacification lasting less than 10 seconds); insignificant TR (sporadic appearance of the contrast medium into the IVC).
(11) When the Tunnel closed, Hardee decamped in 1991 to Up The Creek - a slightly better behaved venue in nearby Greenwich, which Hardee described as "the Tunnel with A-levels".
(12) Gross brain atrophy was slight and equal in both groups.
(13) Men who ever farmed were at slightly elevated risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (odds ratio = 1.2, 95% confidence interval = 1.0-1.5) that was not linked to specific crops or particular animals.
(14) The binding to DNA-cellulose of heat-activated [3H]RU486-receptor complexes was slightly decreased (37%) when compared with that of the agonist [3H]R5020-receptor complexes (47%).
(15) The scleral arc length is slightly longer than the chord length (caliper setting).
(16) Hyperosmolar buffer slightly increased the sensitivity and maximal response to methacholine as well as the cholinergic twitch to electric field stimulation.
(17) Though three of these presumable metabolites could slightly inhibit the binding of [3H]-KW-3049, they were not detected in rat and dog plasma at 0.5 h after oral administration of KW-3049.
(18) Lambing rates approach 1.5 lambs per ewe per year, but a death rate of 23 per cent and an offtake of 27 per cent, means that flock numbers are probably slightly declining.
(19) Subjects who trained an additional 52 wk showed a slight drop in SV at submaximal work loads from the initial increase following the first 9 wk.
(20) Steroid-treated steers showed a slight decline in synthesis which was significant (P less than 0.05) at week +5 post-implant while amino acid oxidation was significantly lower at weeks +2 (P less than 0.01) and +5 (P less than 0.05) compared with control animals.
Slim
Definition:
(superl.) Worthless; bad.
(superl.) Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.
(superl.) Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.
Example Sentences:
(1) Hopes of a breakthrough are slim, though, after WTO members failed to agree a draft deal to rubber-stamp this week.
(2) Knowing the risks of transporting cocaine from Africa to the US, and given the slim profit margin, “tell me who will be doing that kind of deal?” Chigbo asked.
(3) There are, however, plenty of arguments to be made about the Slim Reaper's supporting cast.
(4) The bank also warned it was not generating as much revenue as it expected from its corporate and institutional banking arm, the new name for its slimmed down investment banking operations.
(5) United have until Thursday to inform the FA about whether they intend to appeal but their chances of overturning the decision look slim given that the governing body has already shown the incident to a panel of three former referees.
(6) Ipso, he concluded, wants to come to this performance “armed with a slim clear book of rules and not with an iron fist”.
(7) The elongate and slim shape of the trunk provides great mass moments of inertia and that means stability against being flexed ventrally and dorsally by the forward and rearward movements of the heavy and long hindlimbs.
(8) Reagan had brilliant advisers who had a command of the issue and had a very good rapport with the key Democrats.” The prospects for a repeat look slim.
(9) He was very slim and sporty, and physically strong.
(10) He has such good body and he has really really good legs Butt… And he is slim tall and good skin."
(11) Slim margin of appreciation The third issue is that the Court is, quite rightly, determined to make sure that consistent standards of rights are upheld across the 47 member states … but at times it has felt to us in national governments that the 'margin of appreciation' – which allows for different interpretations of the Convention – has shrunk ... and that not enough account is being taken of democratic decisions by national parliaments.
(12) Only Olly Robbins, the permanent secretary to the Department for Exiting the European Union , had a slim notebook (shut) and pen.
(13) In conclusion, we can say that the slimming of very obese subjects improves blood and plasma viscosity, but the mechanism by which this improvement occurs is not the one which usually affects the determination of these rates.
(14) But last week's trading statement from Unilever confirmed that, far from cashing in on the dieting craze, Slim Fast's sales have been shrinking faster than a weight watcher's waistline.
(15) Even more welcome is the slimming-down of the syllabus in the new draft, after teachers complained about the overloading of the old one with endless facts and dates; far too many to teach in the time available in schools.
(16) That process could see Kenya’s national anti-doping agency being declared non-compliant – although insiders were keen to stress the chances of the country being removed from the Olympics were slim because the International Olympic Committee would need to kick Kenya out.
(17) Bradley Johnson went close shortly afterwards with a shot from the edge of the area that arced beyond the far post, but pickings were slim.
(18) The presence of gall stones diagnosed by ultrasonography in a cross sectional study was analysed in relation to relative weight, weight change since age 25, slimming treatment, physical activity, smoking, consumption of coffee, and diabetes mellitus.
(19) The ideal drill is a slim straight instrument, which rotates dental burrs and is operated by a light finger pressure.
(20) Costs range from £50 to hire a one-button dinner jacket and trousers or £129 for a "prom package" of slim-fit suit plus shirt and tie.