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Lightly
see synonyms of lightlyAdverb
1. lightly
without good reason
Example Sentences:'one cannot say such things lightly'
with little weight or force
Example Sentences:'she kissed him lightly on the forehead'
4. lightly
indulging with temperance
Example Sentences:'we eat lightly in the morning'
5. lightly
with indifference or without dejection
Example Sentences:'he took it lightly'
6. lightly, thinly
in a small quantity or extent
Example Sentences:'spread the margarine thinly over the meat''apply paint lightly'
7. lightly
to a slight degree
Example Sentences:'her speech is only lightly accented'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Lightly
see synonyms of lightlyWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Lightly
see synonyms of lightlyThe American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.