lightly

Letters that make lightly

g, l, h, t, i, y are letters that make 'lightly'

Words within lightly

light, li, Light, Li, Tl, Ig are words within 'lightly'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of lightly

slightly is a word created by adding a letter to 'lightly'


7 possible definitions for 'lightly'

Lightly as "indulging with temperance"

Under this definition, lightly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

heavily, intemperately, hard have the opposite meaning of 'lightly'

Pertain to lightly

abstemious, light(a) pertain to 'lightly'.

Example of lightly used within this context

"we eat lightly in the morning"


Lightly as "with little weight or force"

Under this definition, lightly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

softly, gently have the same meaning as 'lightly'

Pertain to lightly

gentle, easy, soft pertain to 'lightly'.

Example of lightly used within this context

"she kissed him lightly on the forehead"


Lightly as "with few burdens"

Under this definition, lightly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

light has the same meaning as lightly

Pertain to lightly

light pertains to 'lightly'.


Lightly as "in a small quantity or extent"

Under this definition, lightly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

thinly has the same meaning as lightly

Antonyms

thickly has the opposite meaning of lightly

Pertain to lightly

thin pertains to 'lightly'.

Example of lightly used within this context

"spread the margarine thinly over the meat", "apply paint lightly"


Lightly as "without good reason"

Under this definition, lightly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Pertain to lightly

light pertains to 'lightly'.

Example of lightly used within this context

"one cannot say such things lightly"


Lightly as "to a slight degree"

Under this definition, lightly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Pertain to lightly

light pertains to 'lightly'.

Example of lightly used within this context

"her speech is only lightly accented"


Lightly as "with indifference or without dejection"

Under this definition, lightly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Pertain to lightly

light pertains to 'lightly'.

Example of lightly used within this context

"he took it lightly"



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