slighter

adjective

Definition of slighternext
as in littler

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slighter
  1. insufficient
  2. inadequate
  3. lesser
  4. deficient
Adjective
  • So far this fall, Milwaukee DNS has seen a 35% increase in complaints from last year about landlords providing no heat or insufficient heat, WITI-TV (Channel 6) and WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) reported.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Some of the complaints that were filed in the aftermath of that election have been dismissed due to insufficient evidence or a lack of cooperation from witnesses.
    Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of insufficient
Adjective
  • Deputies discovered numerous cats and dogs living in unsanitary and unsafe conditions, with inadequate food, water and ventilation.
    Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Often, underperformance is rooted in commercial challenges—poor go-to-market capabilities, weak differentiation, inadequate sales talent, lack of a SalesTech infrastructure, or insufficient understanding of market conditions, as the latest CMO Survey has shown.
    Julian Villanueva, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of inadequate
Adjective
  • Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.
    Staff Writer Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
Definition of lesser
Adjective
  • In healthy individuals who aren’t deficient in biotin, biotin supplementation will likely have no effect on hair growth, the same review concluded.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The latest decision in the 30-year-long legal saga vacated a Baltimore Circuit Judge’s previous ruling regarding school funding, but still ultimately rejected the plaintiffs’ attempt to revive the litigation over claims of deficient education standards at city schools.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of deficient
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slighter

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