Lightly

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  • adverb. With little weight or force; gently.
  • adverb. To a slight extent or amount.
  • adverb. undefined
  • adverb. With little difficulty; easily.
  • adverb. With agility and grace; nimbly.
  • adverb. undefined
  • adverb. In a carefree manner; cheerfully.
  • adverb. Without sufficient care or consideration; indifferently.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make light of; slight; disparage. Also lichtly.
  • Not heavily; with little weight or force; not oppressively or severely: as, to tread lightly; to punish lightly; his cares sit lightly upon him.
  • With little effort; without difficulty; easily.
  • Without good reason; upon slight grounds; readily.
  • With little regard; slightingly; indifferently.
  • Parsimoniously; niggardly.
  • Without deliberation; heedlessly; inconsiderately.
  • In a light-hearted manner; cheerfully; cheerily; airily; with levity.
  • With agility; nimbly; quickly.
  • Commonly; usually.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. With little weight; with little force
  • adverb. Swiftly; nimbly; with agility.
  • adverb. Without deep impression.
  • adverb. In a small degree; slightly; not severely.
  • adverb. With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily.
  • adverb. Without reason, or for reasons of little weight.
  • adverb. Commonly; usually.
  • adverb. Without dejection; cheerfully.
  • adverb. Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily.
  • adverb. Not chastely; wantonly.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. In a light manner.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adverb. with indifference or without dejection
  • adverb. indulging with temperance
  • adverb. with little weight or force
  • adverb. in a small quantity or extent
  • adverb. with few burdens
  • adverb. without good reason
  • adverb. to a slight degree
  • Word Usage
    "I use the term lightly when it comes to Daniel, Noelle clarified, munching on some greens."