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lightly   (TTS Sound)

The adv lightly has 7 senses

• lightly -- (without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly")


• lightly, light -- (with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light")


• lightly, softly, gently -- (with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead")


• lightly -- (indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning")


• lightly -- (with indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly")


• thinly, lightly -- (in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly")


• lightly -- (to a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented")