lightly

[ lahyt-lee ]

/ ˈlaɪt li /

with little weight, force, intensity, etc.; gently: to press lightly on a door bell.

to only a small amount or degree; slightly: lightly fried eggs.

nimbly; quickly: to leap lightly aside.

with a lack of concern; indifferently; slightly: to think lightly of one's achievements.

cheerfully; without complaining: to take bad news lightly.

without due consideration or reason (often used negatively): an offer not to be refused lightly.

easily; without trouble or effort: Lightly come, lightly go.

frivolously; flippantly: to behave lightly.

airily; buoyantly: flags floating lightly.

Origin of lightly

before 900; Middle English lightli, Old English lēohtlīce. See light², -ly

And it often travels so lightly that you can forget you are clothed in its benefits.

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On a lightly floured board, roll each pastry to an 11-inch square.

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Future lives, careers and attitudes were being determined in this lightly regulated fever.

The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero |Clive Irving |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They also emboldened the Kurdish defenders, who are lightly armed and fending off heavy armor.

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He had been involved in an accident while he “was lightly hovering.”

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Judith left the piano, sat beside him, and he lightly kissed her.

Linda Condon |Joseph Hergesheimer
He was a handsome youngster, lightly clad and barefooted; and, although not yet full grown, of a strong and active build.

Kate Bonnet |Frank R. Stockton
A woman's reputation—a thing so lightly thrown away with an idler's word, a Lovelace's smile!

Under Two Flags |Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
The moment after, the terrible creature touched the floor as lightly as a monkey, on his hands.

The Law and the Lady |Wilkie Collins
But aloud he said, lightly: "Perhaps you may find it expedient to do the same thing, Miss West."

Lancaster's Choice |Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller

lightly

see get off (lightly); once over lightly.