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lightly

[ lahyt-lee ]

adverb

  1. with little weight, force, intensity, etc.; gently:

    to press lightly on a door bell.

  2. to only a small amount or degree; slightly:

    lightly fried eggs.

  3. to leap lightly aside.

  4. with a lack of concern; indifferently; slightly:

    to think lightly of one's achievements.

  5. cheerfully; without complaining:

    to take bad news lightly.

  6. without due consideration or reason (often used negatively):

    an offer not to be refused lightly.

  7. without trouble or effort; easily:

    Lightly come, lightly go.

  8. frivolously; flippantly:

    to behave lightly.

  9. airily; buoyantly:

    flags floating lightly.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lightly1

First recorded before 900; Middle English lightli, Old English ±ôŧ´Ç³ó³Ù±ôÄ«³¦±ð; light 2, -ly
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Idioms and Phrases

see get off (lightly) ; once over lightly .
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And yet there is a sigh of relief from some who feel the UK escaped lightly – compared to our biggest trading partner, the European Union – by receiving a tariff of 10%.

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Even though you may wet it during some part of the precooking process — like dipping it in egg before dredging it in flour — it should be dry or only lightly oiled before cooking.

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And like having a human child, that choice shouldn’t come lightly.

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You were instructed to swipe the radish through the butter, dip lightly into the salt and eat.

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Smashing manifesto promises is not something governments do lightly and Labour would tread particularly carefully around these flagship pledges on the economy, so often for many a perceived weak spot in the party's credibility.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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