# slighter

Pronunciation: say "SLYT-er" US /ˈsl̥ɐɪtɚ/, UK /ˈslɑjtə/, AUS /ˈslɑɪtə/

## Adjective

1. Comparative of slight. — comparative form of slight: more slight
   - Simple: Comparative of slight. Use this when comparing two things and one is smaller or less serious than the other.
   - _The damage to the older bridge was slighter than the engineers had expected._
   - _He was of slighter build than his younger brother._

## Noun

2. Someone who snubs or belittles others, treating them as beneath notice or unworthy of respect.
   - Simple: A person who insults others by ignoring them or treating them as unimportant.
   - _The committee chair was a notorious slighter, dismissing junior members with a wave of his hand._
   - _As a habitual slighter, she rarely greeted anyone she considered beneath her._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — Formed from "slight" combined with the suffix "-er".
**Meaning 2** — Formed from "slight" combined with the suffix "-er".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/slighter (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).