Associations to the word «Lightly»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
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
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.