lightsome
adjective
light, especially in form, appearance, or movement; airy; buoyant; agile; nimble; graceful.
lightsomely
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a word derived from
lightsome.
Example Sentences
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Alexander agreed, and they set to work to carry on a conversation, lightsomely fluttering from topic to topic.
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
Patton's residence caught fire from blazing brands which consumed them speedily, and the heavens were soon alive with burning bits of wood, which being borne on the breeze sailed lightsomely away.
From The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by George Stewart
Recall how lightsomely it ran down the snowy slope, from the Big Chimney Cabin to the river trail, that morning they set forth.
From The Magnetic North by Elizabeth Robins
"Do so, by all means," said Pauline lightsomely, entering the carriage.
From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Edgar Fawcett
He wrought lightsomely, and even lustily, at his coarser pursuits; for, in that sturdy household, to work had long been held a duty.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 36, October, 1860 by Various
