light-minded
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of light-minded
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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The director Shawn Levy is an old hand at light-minded capers — he directed the “Night at the Museum” franchise — and he handles the obligatory fights and battles reasonably well.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
Others who have read The Romantic Comedians, but not Vein of Iron, consider her a light-minded iconoclast from whose irony nothing is safe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Card playing gives people a light-minded attitude toward money.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not all efforts to lure light-minded consumers have succeeded.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her known prudence shall turn from me the derision of the light-minded and idle, and on her royal word I place all my hopes.
From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by J. Fenimore Cooper
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