lightly
adverb
Origin of lightly
Related Words for lightly
easily, delicately, casually, tenderly, moderately, gingerly, softly, simply, mildly, freely, quietly, slightly, sparsely, faintly, subtly, carelessly, indifferently, nimbly, peacefully, readilyExamples from the Web for lightly
Contemporary Examples of lightly
And it often travels so lightly that you can forget you are clothed in its benefits.
On a lightly floured board, roll each pastry to an 11-inch square.
Future lives, careers and attitudes were being determined in this lightly regulated fever.
They also emboldened the Kurdish defenders, who are lightly armed and fending off heavy armor.
He had been involved in an accident while he “was lightly hovering.”
Historical Examples of lightly
The moral customs of their countries were possibly held by them lightly.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
She had kissed him lightly on the cheek before he knew what she intended to do.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
But daddy's attentions were for few, and not to be lightly received.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
Yates caught up a handful of sand, and flung it lightly against the pane.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
"Been rolling that to the top of the mountain," he said lightly.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter