English → Latin
“slightingly” in Latin
malusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad; unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch; bad, evil, wicked, mparvussmall; little; puny; cheap; petty; trifling; ignorable; unimportant
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
slightingly
contemtim (contemptuously, with contempt): male (ill). To speak slightingly of anybody, contemtim or male de aliquo loqui: to think slightingly of anybody, male de aliquo opinari (Vid: Bremi, Suet., Oct., 51): to treat anybody slightingly, *aliquem contemtim tractare; aliquem contemnere: to look down on anybody slightingly, aliquem or aliquid despicere, or despicatui habere, or despicatum habere: to think slightingly of, parvum or parvi ducere; parvi aestimare; pro nihilo ducere; leve or in levi habere. Vid: To SLIGHT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for slightingly?
- The usual Latin words for “slightingly” are malus, parvus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.