Definition of lightly

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Lightly (adv.) Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily.

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Slub :: Slub (n.) A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also slubbing.
Lime :: Lime (n.) A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree which bears it. There are two kinds; Citrus Medica, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime (C. Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour..
Small :: Small (adv.) In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly..
Acescent :: Acescent (a.) Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
Latescent :: Latescent (a.) Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent meaning..
Bifid :: Bifid (a.) Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins..
Ajar :: Ajar (adv.) Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
Chinse :: Chinse (v. t. & i.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel , the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly..
Faintish :: Faintish (a.) Slightly faint; somewhat faint.
Bantling :: Bantling (n.) A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) Commonly; usually.
Dais :: Dais (n.) A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests..
Hypernoea :: Hypernoea (n.) Abnormal breathing, due to slightly deficient arterialization of the blood; -- in distinction from eupnoea. See Eupnoea, and Dispnoea..
Indispose :: Indispose (v. t.) To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat.
Slur :: Slur (v. t.) To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.
Skip :: Skip (v. i.) To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
Dew :: Dew (n.) Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner..
Murrayin :: Murrayin (n.) A glucoside found in the flowers of a plant (Murraya exotica) of South Asia, and extracted as a white amorphous slightly bitter substance..
Attinge :: Attinge (v. t.) To touch lightly.
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