lightly
lightly is a 7-letter English word with 17 senses as adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adverb. With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly.
- 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.
- adverb. with indifference or without dejection
"he took it lightly"
- adverb. indulging with temperance
"we eat lightly in the morning"
- adverb. to a slight degree
"her speech is only lightly accented"
- adverb. with little weight or force
"she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
- adverb. with few burdens
"experienced travellers travel light"
- adverb. in a small quantity or extent
"spread the margarine thinly over the meat"
"apply paint lightly"
- adverb. without good reason
"one cannot say such things lightly"
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