slight's Usage Examples:

In accepting, with slight reservations, the results of the development which the Church had undergone during the fifty years from 1640 to 210 it reduced itself to the level of a sect.

The tetramethyl derivative, amalic acid, C"(CH3)4N407, has been prepared by oxidizing caffeine with chlorine water, and forms colourless crystals which are only slightly soluble in hot water.

These are characterized by slight build, small ears falling at the tips, elongated limbs and tails and long narrow muzzles.

The definition is better according as the chromatic and spherical aberrations are removed; there always remains in even the best constructions some slight aberration.

In rural areas of Lesotho the chances of a child with Down's Syndrome reaching late adolescence are slight.

The Emperor, frowning slightly, bent his ear forward as if he had not quite heard.

Many of the patent bronzes are by slight variations in the proportions of the constituents made suitable for casting, for forging, and for rolling into sheets.

LICHEN (lichen Tuber), in medical terminology, a papular disease of the skin, consisting of an eruption in small thickly set, slightly elevated red points, more or less widely distributed over the body, and accompanied by slight febrile symptoms.

Various days of camp are slightly different; the first few days of camp focus more on learning dance team routines, while the last few days of camp provide opportunities to evaluate each team performing the routines learned early in camp.

The houses at Pompeii are generally low, rarely exceeding two storeys in height, and it appears certain that the upper storey was generally of a slight construction, and occupied by small rooms, serving as garrets, or sleeping places for slaves, and perhaps for the females of the family.

The x-ray shows a slight abnormality in your spine, which explains the pain you've been experiencing.

The better known Bourdon gage works by allowing the pressure into a curved tube, itself of a slightly elliptical cross section.

With skill and experience a mass of flint can be worked to any simple shape by well directed strokes, and further trimming can be effected with pressure by a pointed stone in a direction slightly across the edge of the weapon.

Synonyms:

offensive activity, silent treatment, cold shoulder, offense, snub, cut, offence, discourtesy, rebuff,

Antonyms:

strengthen, switch on, uncut, expand, thicken,