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slight

adjective as in thin, small in build

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Her slight miscalculation of how to fix the situation leads to her driving around the gas pump.

Some cuts, a few slight character changes, an idea or two about putting some humor into the script.

The traditional wisdom is “action is character,” and their evolution is one, with a slight edge to character.

He had a tailor who ran up dozens of the same suit in different sizes to account for slight variations in his weight.

Dawn was rising on November 24, 1964, and there was a slight fog but otherwise clear visibility.

There was a slight shuddering movement of his whole frame—Bob was dead.

And he replied shortly, and with a slight charming affectation of pride: "I did without."

Its continued presence in pulmonary tuberculosis is, however, a grave prognostic sign, even when the physical signs are slight.

All that was necessary was a slight knowledge of a Cabinet Minister, and a smattering of schooling.

His slight, thin, rather graceless figure seemed suddenly to expand, even to grow taller.

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On this page you'll find 339 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to slight, such as: meager, minor, modest, negligible, slender, and slim.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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