Definition of lightly

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Lightly (adv.) Not chastely; wantonly.

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Tap :: Tap (v. t.) To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane..
High :: High (superl.) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high..
Taint :: Taint (v. t.) To hit or touch lightly, in tilting..
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..
Patulous :: Patulous (a.) Open; expanded; slightly spreading; having the parts loose or dispersed; as, a patulous calyx; a patulous cluster of flowers..
Brown :: Brown (v. t.) To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or flour..
Tabor :: Tabor (v. i.) To strike lightly and frequently.
Skim :: Skim (v. i.) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface..
Ajar :: Ajar (adv.) Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar..
Rake :: Rake (v. t.) To scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and lightly, as a rake does..
Dip :: Dip (v. i.) To enter slightly or cursorily; to engage one's self desultorily or by the way; to partake limitedly; -- followed by in or into.
Roving :: Roving (n.) The operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine..
Deflagrable :: Deflagrable (a.) Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; hence, slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated, as salt..
Flying :: Flying (v. i.) Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
Drizzle :: Drizzle (v. i.) To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) In a small degree; slightly; not severely.
Tripping :: Tripping (a.) Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
Subterete :: Subtepid (a.) Slightly tepid.
Snub-nosed :: Snub-nosed (a.) Having a short, flat nose, slightly turned up; as, the snub-nosed eel..
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