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slightingly

adverb (slightingly)

«slightingly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

In a scornful way that shows you think little of someone or something. tree →

In the lessons

in the lessons a character speaks or thinks of someone or something as unimportant, which hurts the one spoken of

Examples

He spoke slightingly of his little sister's drawing. tree →
She laughed slightingly at my idea. tree →
The king thought slightingly of the poor fisher. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «slightingly» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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