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9 PHRASE If you let something slide , you allow it to get into a worse state or condition by not attending to it. □  The company had let environmental standards slide. SYNONYMS slide VERB 1

slip:He had slipped on an icy pavement.

glide:Waiters glide between tightly packed tables bearing trays of pasta.

slither:Robert lost his footing and slithered down the bank.

sli de rule (slide rules ) N‑COUNT A slide rule is an instrument that you use for calculating numbers. It looks like a ruler and has a middle part that slides backwards and forwards.

sli d|ing doo r (sliding doors ) N‑COUNT Sliding doors are doors which slide together rather than swinging on hinges.

sli d|ing sca le (sliding scales ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] Payments such as wages or taxes that are calculated on a sliding scale are higher or lower depending on various different factors. □ [+ of ] Many practitioners have a sliding scale of fees.

slight ◆◇◇ /sla I t/ (slighter , slightest , slights , slighting , slighted )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Something that is slight is very small in degree or quantity. □  Doctors say he has made a slight improvement. □  We have a slight problem. □  He's not the slightest bit worried.

2 ADJ A slight person has a fairly thin and delicate looking body. □  She is smaller and slighter than Christie. ●  slight|ly ADV [ADV -ed] □  …a slightly built man.

3 VERB [usu passive] If you are slighted , someone does or says something that insults you by treating you as if your views or feelings are not important. □ [feel V -ed] They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted. ● N‑COUNT Slight is also a noun. □ [+ on ] It isn't a slight on my husband that I enjoy my evening class.

4 PHRASE You use in the slightest to emphasize a negative statement. [EMPHASIS ] □  That doesn't interest me in the slightest. SYNONYMS slight ADJ 1

minor:Western officials say it's a minor problem, and should be quickly overcome.

insignificant:In 1949 Bonn was a small, insignificant city.

negligible:The pay that the soldiers received was negligible.

meagre:The bank's staff were already angered by a meagre 3.1% pay rise. VERB 3

snub:He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot.

insult:I did not mean to insult you.

ignore:She said her husband ignored her.

slight|ly ◆◆◇ /sla I tli/ ADV [ADV adj, ADV with v] Slightly means to some degree but not to a very large degree. □  His family then moved to a slightly larger house. □  They will be slightly more expensive but they last a lot longer. □  You can adjust it slightly. SYNONYMS slightly ADV

rather:I grew up in rather unusual circumstances.

somewhat:He concluded that Oswald was somewhat odd.

quite:I felt quite bitter about it at the time.

fairly:Both ships are fairly new.

slim ◆◇◇ /sl I m/ (slimmer , slimmest , slims , slimming , slimmed )

1 ADJ A slim person has an attractively thin and well-shaped body. [APPROVAL ] □  The young woman was tall and slim. □  Jean is pretty, of slim build, with blue eyes.