slightingly

1. 1.

   in a disparaging manner

   “these mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging `only to a story'”

   Synonymsdisparagingly

Questions about slightingly

What does slightingly mean?

slightingly means "in a disparaging manner".

How many syllables are in slightingly?

slightingly has 3 syllables: sligh-tin-gly. The stress falls on "sligh".

What is another word for slightingly?

Close synonyms include disparagingly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slightingly a common word?

slightingly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.