Slighting
Slighting adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: slighting remarks about the general lack of musical talent among the contestants
Virulent and slighting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virulent" instead an adjective "Slighting".
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Virulent and Slighting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/slighting/virulent
Slighting & Virulent. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/slighting/virulent>.
Virulent or Slighting. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/slighting/virulent.
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