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Sleight Versus Slight
- Sleight
- The adjective sleight originally meant wise or prudent. Over time, the meaning of sleight skewed to shrewd or clever. The adjective sly shares its Old Norse origin with that of sleight.
- Slight
- The adjective slight orignally meant flat or smooth. Over time, the meaning of slight changed to diminutive. The adjectives slick and sleek share their origins with that of slight, probably a Scandinavian source.