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[ lahyt-lee ] / ˈlaɪt li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lightly ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbwith little weight, force, intensity, etc.; gently: to press lightly on a door bell. to only a small amount or degree; slightly: lightly fried eggs. nimbly; quickly: to leap lightly aside. with a lack of concern; indifferently; slightly: to think lightly of one's achievements. cheerfully; without complaining: to take bad news lightly. without due consideration or reason (often used negatively): an offer not to be refused lightly. easily; without trouble or effort: Lightly come, lightly go. frivolously; flippantly: to behave lightly. airily; buoyantly: flags floating lightly. Origin of lightlybefore 900; Middle English lightli,Old English lēohtlīce.See light2, -ly Words nearby lightlylighting-up time, light into, lightish, lightless, light line, lightly, light machine gun, light meat, light meter, light microscope, light middleweight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lightlyAnd it often travels so lightly that you can forget you are clothed in its benefits. What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST On a lightly floured board, roll each pastry to an 11-inch square. Make These Barefoot Contessa Chicken Pot Pies|Ina Garten|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Future lives, careers and attitudes were being determined in this lightly regulated fever. The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST They also emboldened the Kurdish defenders, who are lightly armed and fending off heavy armor. America’s WTF Air War in Syria|Jamie Dettmer|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had been involved in an accident while he “was lightly hovering.” Monty Python Forgot Their Lines on Opening Night, but Who Cares?|Nico Hines|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was a handsome youngster, lightly clad and barefooted; and, although not yet full grown, of a strong and active build. Kate Bonnet|Frank R. Stockton Judith left the piano, sat beside him, and he lightly kissed her. Linda Condon|Joseph Hergesheimer A woman's reputation—a thing so lightly thrown away with an idler's word, a Lovelace's smile! Under Two Flags|Ouida [Louise de la Ramee] The moment after, the terrible creature touched the floor as lightly as a monkey, on his hands. The Law and the Lady|Wilkie Collins But aloud he said, lightly: "Perhaps you may find it expedient to do the same thing, Miss West." Lancaster's Choice|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Idioms and Phrases with lightly
see get off (lightly); once over lightly. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to lightlyeasily, delicately, casually, tenderly, moderately, gingerly, softly, simply, mildly, freely, quietly, slightly, sparsely, faintly, thinly, subtly, carelessly, indifferently, nimbly, peacefully |