ADVERB | all | lightly | without good reason |
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all | lightly, light | with few burdens | |
all | lightly, softly, gently | with little weight or force | |
all | lightly | indulging with temperance | |
all | lightly | with indifference or without dejection | |
all | lightly, thinly | in a small quantity or extent | |
all | lightly | to a slight degree |
Sounds | lay'tliy | |
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Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... |
Meaning | Without good reason. | |
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Example | "one cannot say such things lightly" | |
Adjectives | light | psychologically light |
Meaning | With few burdens. | |
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Synonym | light | |
Spanish | ligeramente, ligeros | |
Adjectives | light | of comparatively little physical weight or density / density |
Meaning | With little weight or force. | |
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Example | "she kissed him lightly on the forehead" | |
Synonyms | softly, gently | |
Spanish | suavemente |
Meaning | indulging with temperance. | |
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Example | "we eat lightly in the morning" | |
Opposite | heavily, intemperately, hard | indulging excessively |
Spanish | ligeramente, poco | |
Adjectives | light | marked by temperance in indulgence |
Meaning | With indifference or without dejection. | |
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Example | "he took it lightly" | |
Spanish | claramente, ligeramente, livianamente | |
Adjectives | light | psychologically light |
Meaning | In a small quantity or extent. | |
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Example | "apply paint lightly" | |
Synonym | thinly | |
Opposite | thickly | With thickness |
Meaning | To a slight degree. | |
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Example | "her speech is only lightly accented" | |
Adjectives | light | not great in degree or quantity or number |
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