Associations to the word «Lightly»
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Adjective
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Wiktionary
LIGHTLY, adverb. In a light manner.
Dictionary definition
LIGHTLY, adverb. Without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly".
LIGHTLY, adverb. With few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light".
LIGHTLY, adverb. With little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead".
LIGHTLY, adverb. Indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning".
LIGHTLY, adverb. With indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly".
LIGHTLY, adverb. In a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly".
LIGHTLY, adverb. To a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented".
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.