Adjective

(en adjective)

Very swift or quick.

* (John Milton) (1608-1674)

Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels.

* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)

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* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author= Chico Harlan

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Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)

Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)

(England, dialectal) Violent, severe.

(obsolete, dialectal) Happy.

Adjective

(er)

Small, weak or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.

* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)

Slight is the subject, but not so the praise.

* (John Locke) (1632-1705)

Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds.

* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)

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Not stout or heavy; slender.

* Sir (Walter Scott) (1771-1832)

his own figure, which was formerly so slight

(obsolete) Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.

(Hudibras)