English to English adverb
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without good reason | | Example: one cannot say such things lightly
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with few burdens | | Example: experienced travellers travel light
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with little weight or force | | Example: she kissed him lightly on the forehead
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4 |
indulging with temperance | | Example: we eat lightly in the morning
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5 |
with indifference or without dejection | | Example: he took it lightly
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6 |
in a small quantity or extent | | Example: spread the margarine thinly over the meat apply paint lightly
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to a slight degree | | Example: her speech is only lightly accented
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With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly. | | source: webster1913
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