An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
Sleight.
The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.
To overthrow; to demolish.
To make even or level.
To throw heedlessly.
To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.
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.
An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
Sleight.
The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.
To overthrow; to demolish.
To make even or level.
To throw heedlessly.
To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.
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.