slightingly Sentence Examples

  1. The supervisor's slightingly dismissive tone made her feel undervalued.
  2. She couldn't ignore the slightly condescending undertone in his remark.
  3. The professor's slighting reference to her work made her question her abilities.
  4. The slighting comment about her appearance left a bitter taste in her mouth.
  5. The manager's slighting assessment of his team's performance came as a shock.
  6. The critic's slightly disparaging review of her novel wounded her deeply.
  7. The slighting glance from the stranger in the elevator made her feel uncomfortable.
  8. She noticed a slighting hint of condescension in her friend's voice.
  9. The slighting joke about her ethnicity left her feeling hurt and offended.
  10. The politician's slighting remarks towards her opponent sparked a heated debate.

slightingly Meaning

Wordnet

slightingly (r)

in a disparaging manner

Webster

slightingly (adv.)

In a slighting manner.

FAQs About the word slightingly

in a disparaging mannerIn a slighting manner.

contemptuous, degrading, uncomplimentary, belittling, malicious, critical, scornful,insulting, derogatory, disparaging

positive, admiring,laudatory, admiring, friendly, positive, approving, adulatory, commendatory, complimentary

The supervisor's slightingly dismissive tone made her feel undervalued.

She couldn't ignore the slightly condescending undertone in his remark.

The professor's slighting reference to her work made her question her abilities.

The slighting comment about her appearance left a bitter taste in her mouth.