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    lightly

    lightly - Dictionary definition and meaning for word lightly

    Definition
    (adv) without good reason
    Example Sentence
    • one cannot say such things lightly
    Definition
    (adv) with few burdens
    Synonyms : light
    Example Sentence
    • experienced travellers travel light
    Definition
    (adv) with little weight or force
    Synonyms : gently , softly
    Example Sentence
    • she kissed him lightly on the forehead
    Definition
    (adv) indulging with temperance
    Example Sentence
    • we eat lightly in the morning
    Definition
    (adv) with indifference or without dejection
    Example Sentence
    • he took it lightly
    Definition
    (adv) in a small quantity or extent
    Synonyms : thinly
    Example Sentence
    • spread the margarine thinly over the meat
    • apply paint lightly
    Definition
    (adv) to a slight degree
    Example Sentence
    • her speech is only lightly accented

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text: not lightly william give us a tube
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