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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Terete :: Terete (a.) Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of plants..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) Without reason, or for reasons of little weight..
Slight :: Slight (adv.) Slightly.
Acescent :: Acescent (a.) Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
Rove :: Rove (v. t.) To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning..
Little :: Little (adv.) In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it.
Limbous :: Limbous (a.) With slightly overlapping borders; -- said of a suture.
Peristerite :: Peristerite (n.) A variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent like a pigeon's neck..
Slightly :: Slightly (adv.) In a slight manner.
Suffruticose :: Suffrutescent (a.) Slightly woody at the base.
Tripping :: Tripping (a.) Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
Ease :: Ease (n.) To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery..
Tabor :: Tabor (v. i.) To strike lightly and frequently.
Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him..
Doze :: Doze (v. i.) To slumber; to sleep lightly; to be in a dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; to be drowsy..
Whisking :: Whisking (a.) Sweeping along lightly.
Touch :: Touch (v. t.) To infect; to affect slightly.
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly..
Acidulous :: Acidulous (a.) Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture..
Pulp :: Pulp (n.) A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter..
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