slightingly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a slighting manner; belittlingly, contemptuously.

Pronunciation

/ˈslaɪtɪŋli/ [-ɾɪŋ-] En-us-slightingly.ogg

Word forms

slightingly more slightingly most slightingly

Etymology

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

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