"overslight" meaning in English

See overslight in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overslight [comparative], most overslight [superlative]
Etymology: over- + slight Etymology templates: {{pre|en|over|slight}} over- + slight Head templates: {{en-adj}} overslight (comparative more overslight, superlative most overslight)
  1. Excessively slight.
    Sense id: en-overslight-en-adj-AI9TEey8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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