critical vs slight

critical

adj
  • Likely to go out of control if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable. 

  • Inclined to find fault or criticize. 

  • Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism. 

  • Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility. 

  • Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining. 

  • Extremely important. 

  • Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied. 

  • Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point. 

noun
  • A critical value, factor, etc. 

  • In breakdancing, a kind of airflare move in which the dancer hops from one hand to the other. 

slight

adj
  • still; with little or no movement on the surface 

  • Even, smooth or level 

  • not far away in space or time 

  • of slender build 

  • gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful 

  • not thorough; superficial 

  • trifling; unimportant; insignificant 

noun
  • The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy. 

verb
  • To act negligently or carelessly. 

  • To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully. 

  • To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of. 

  • To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition. 

  • To give lesser weight or importance to. 

  • To throw heedlessly. 

How often have the words critical and slight occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )