Where does “slightingly” come from?
Slightingly derives from Middle English -ly added to slight, which developed from Old English -līċ (resembling), from Proto-Germanic -līkaz and galīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
slightingly (English): In a slighting manner, belittlingly
Definitions
- In a slighting manner, belittlingly
Ancestry of “slightingly”, step by step
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| 1 | English | slighting | present participle of slight; In the manner of a... |