lightsomely
- a word derived from lightsome.
Example Sentences
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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 Robins, Elizabeth
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 Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm
"Do so, by all means," said Pauline lightsomely, entering the carriage.
From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar
Hawthorne said: "Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire as well as dance lightsomely in a gala-dress."
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse
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 Stewart, George
