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slight

 
 
/slaɪt/ adjective

Definition

SMALL small and not important: slight differences in colour We're having a slight problem with our computer system.
PERSON Someone who is slight is thin.
(Definition of slight adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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