HyperDic: slighting

English > 1 sense of the word slighting:
ADJECTIVEallslighting, belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatorytending to diminish or disparage
slighting > pronunciation
Soundsslay'tihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > slighting: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningtending to diminish or disparage.
Example "a slighting remark"
Synonymsbelittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory
Broaderuncomplimentarytending to (or intended to) detract or disparage
Spanishdesaprobatorio, reprobatorio
Catalandesaprobatori, reprobatori
Adverbsslightinglyin a disparaging manner

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