Definition of lightly

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Lightly (adv.) With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly..

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Rideau :: Rideau (n.) A small mound of earth; ground slightly elevated; a small ridge.
Slight :: Slight (adv.) Slightly.
Pulp :: Pulp (n.) A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter..
Suffruticose :: Suffrutescent (a.) Slightly woody at the base.
Raffinose :: Raffinose (n.) A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained from the molasses of the sugar beet.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To pierce slightly with a sharp-pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper..
Water Joint :: Water joint () A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints..
Blink :: Blink (v. i.) To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc..
Oxygen :: Oxygen (n.) A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element occurring in the free state in the atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. Symbol O. Atomic weight 15.96..
Indispose :: Indispose (v. t.) To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat.
Virescent :: Virescent (a.) Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.
Tabor :: Tabor (v. i.) To strike lightly and frequently.
Libant :: Libant (a.) Sipping; touching lightly.
Snub-nosed :: Snub-nosed (a.) Having a short, flat nose, slightly turned up; as, the snub-nosed eel..
Limbous :: Limbous (a.) With slightly overlapping borders; -- said of a suture.
Patulous :: Patulous (a.) Open; expanded; slightly spreading; having the parts loose or dispersed; as, a patulous calyx; a patulous cluster of flowers..
Dabbler :: Dabbler (n.) One who dips slightly into anything; a superficial meddler.
Thermotype :: Thermotype (n.) A picture (as of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting the object slightly with hydrochloric or dilute sulphuric acid, then taking an impression with a press, and next strongly heating this impression..
Bunn :: Bunn (n.) A slightly sweetened raised cake or bisquit with a glazing of sugar and milk on the top crust.
Skirmish :: Skirmish (v. i.) To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
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