light-minded
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- light-mindedness noun
- lightmindedly adverb
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
Not because he expected them to make trouble but because they were both too impractical, too light-minded to carry out his wishes once he was not there to enforce them.
From The New Yorker
None shall know that any but my wicked, light-minded self had a hand in this profanation of——.
From Project Gutenberg
According to you, Hedwig was always too superficial and light-minded; now she is growing so wonderfully profound in her feelings that she is forgetting how to laugh.
From Project Gutenberg
Strict divorce laws have always fettered and burdened nobler natures, while light-minded people have easily found means of escape.
From Project Gutenberg
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