Meanings
adjectiveslightsome (comparative more slightsome, superlative most slightsome)
comparative more slightsome · superlative most slightsome
- Characterised or marked by slight; scornful
Nor a drop of rain nor even the wind stirring the most slightsome leaf.
2007, Ron Rash, The World Made Straight1 more example
"I consider such, remarks as onnecessary [sic] and slightsome," replied Dinah, with a scornful toss of her head; [...]
1894, Edward Sylvester Ellis, The Great Cattle Trail
Origin
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slightsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slightsome
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“slightsome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slightsome. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slightsome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slightsome.
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