slightingly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈslaɪtɪŋli/ UK /ˈslaɪtɪŋli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a disrespectful or dismissive manner She spoke slightingly of the rival firm's work. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a disrespectful or... disparaginglydismissivelycontemptuouslyscornfullyderogatorily ↔ Opposites respectfullyapprovingly Word family Related forms slightslighting Etymology AI details From slighting (from slight, ultimately from Old Norse slettr 'smooth, flat') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. slettr Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # slightingly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈslaɪtɪŋli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈslaɪtɪŋli/ ## Meanings 1. in a disrespectful or dismissive manner ## Examples - She spoke slightingly of the rival firm's work. ## Synonyms - disparagingly - dismissively - contemptuously - scornfully - derogatorily ## Antonyms - respectfully - approvingly ## Related Forms - slight - slighting ## Roots and Affixes - Root: slettr ## Etymology From slighting (from slight, ultimately from Old Norse slettr 'smooth, flat') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. ## AI Etymology Slightingly comes from slighting (from slight, ultimately from Old Norse slettr 'smooth, flat') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The historical chain includes Old Norse slettr. Older glosses in the chain include "smooth, flat", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, slightingly is best read as suffixal formation and borrowing, yielding an English adverb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adverb, with the sense "in a disrespectful or dismissive manner". related forms include slight and slighting. The result is an English adverb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown