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lightly adverb 2. gently, softly, slightly, faintly, delicately, gingerly, airily, timidly << OPPOSITE forcefully adverb 3. carelessly, indifferently, breezily, thoughtlessly, flippantly, frivolously, heedlessly, slightingly << OPPOSITE seriously adverb 4. easily, simply, readily, effortlessly, unthinkingly, without thought, flippantly, heedlessly << OPPOSITE with difficulty Translations lightly [ˈlaɪtlɪ] light adv → leicht (= not seriously); leichthin; to get off lightly light → glimpflich davonkommen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "One that cannot be lightly denied," said the Tatterdemalion. Trent was taken to see his room, the boy talking all the time, and later on dinner was served and the boy did the honours, chaffing and talking lightly. But Whiskey Dick, guiltily attributing the movement to his own indiscreet gesture, said, "Excuse me, miss," recovered himself by lightly dusting her shoulder with his handkerchief, as if to remove the impression, and her smile returned. |
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