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lightly
[lahyt-lee]
adverb
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.
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.
without trouble or effort; easily.
Lightly come, lightly go.
frivolously; flippantly.
to behave lightly.
airily; buoyantly.
flags floating lightly.
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"A dear friend who wore his genius lightly, he could, and did, turn his pen to any subject, challenging, moving and inspiring his audiences, borne from his own personal history," they said.
Tear them into rustic chunks and toast lightly in butter until the edges crisp and scent curls through the kitchen.
Crow then dispatched an adviser to tell prosecutors: Don’t go lightly on these kids, prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law, people familiar with the conversation recounted.
Knowing readers are out there cooking and thinking alongside me is a gift I don’t take lightly.
“We do not take this step of removing open-ended Character chat lightly—but we do think that it’s the right thing to do.”
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