lightly

[US]/'laɪtlɪ/
[UK]/'laɪtli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a gentle manner; with ease; effortlessly; without much pressure or force.

Phrases & Collocations

handle lightly

pat lightly

tread lightly

Example Sentences

lightly armed local levies.

they enter into nothing lightly or unadvisedly.

The ground was lightly powdered with snow.

Massage it lightly with your fingertips.

This plant prefers a lightly shaded position.

The possibility of a last-ditch on the part of the enemy should not be lightly dismissed.

Catch in the waistline very lightly so that it doesn’t show.

lightly sketching in the compositions for his paintings.

a lightly oiled baking tray.

the muslin is lightly pouched over the belt.

She trod lightly in order not to wake the family.

Rain also lightly to the next.“City adventure" fierily conducted.

The child tripped lightly like a bird.

The question can’t be lightly dismissed as a fad or a dream.

a lightly-grilled fillet steak

He touched the parcel lightly with his fingertips.

she slapped his hand lightly to ginger him up.

he trod lightly, trying to make as little contact with the mud as possible.

" the person of catnap was slept lightly by this abrupt vociferant sound, he stood.

second, they are lightly regulated; and third, they do business with non-resident clients.

Real-world Examples

An honorable estate not to be entered into lightly, but reverently and soberly.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

You know, marriage is not something that you enter into lightly.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

It's not something that is taken on lightly.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

So, we don't use the term lightly.

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

Just touch your finger lightly with your tongue.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's Pronunciation Class

It's not something that people take too lightly.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2021

This is not something we should go about lightly.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

But be warned – we don't use this phrase lightly.

Source: VOA Special October 2019 Collection

Stir that together lightly, then set it aside for five minutes.

Source: Chef Natasha

Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows.

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

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