Dictionary Entry
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.
7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 17 senses
Definitions
- 1adverb
With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly.
- 2adverb
Swiftly; nimbly; with agility.
- 3adverb
Without deep impression.
- 4adverb
In a small degree; slightly; not severely.
- 5adverb
With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily.
- 6adverb
Without reason, or for reasons of little weight.
- 7adverb
Commonly; usually.
- 8adverb
Without dejection; cheerfully.
- 9adverb
Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily.
- 10adverb
Not chastely; wantonly.
- 11adverb
with indifference or without dejection
"he took it lightly"
- 12adverb
indulging with temperance
"we eat lightly in the morning"
- 13adverb
to a slight degree
"her speech is only lightly accented"
- 14adverb
with little weight or force
"she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
- 15adverb
with few burdens
"experienced travellers travel light"
Synonyms
- 16adverb
in a small quantity or extent
"spread the margarine thinly over the meat"
"apply paint lightly"
Synonyms
- 17adverb
without good reason
"one cannot say such things lightly"
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