"lightly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈlaɪtli/ Audio: en-us-lightly.ogg Forms: lightlier [comparative], more lightly [comparative], lightliest [superlative], most lightly [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪtli Etymology: From Middle English lyghtly, liȝtliche, lihtliche, from Old English lēohtlīċe, equivalent to light + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lyghtly}} Middle English lyghtly, {{inh|en|ang|lēohtlīċe}} Old English lēohtlīċe, {{af|en|light|-ly}} light + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} lightly (comparative lightlier or more lightly, superlative lightliest or most lightly)
  1. In a light manner. Synonyms: lighty [obsolete] Derived forms: get off lightly, once-over-lightly, take lightly, tread lightly Translations (in a light manner): թեթևակի (tʻetʻewaki) (Armenian), леко (leko) (Bulgarian), несериозно (neseriozno) (Bulgarian), lleugerament (Catalan), lehce (Czech), lættliga (Faroese), kevyesti (Finnish), légèrement (French), lixeiramente (Galician), leicht (German), alla leggera (Italian), superficialmente (Italian), in maniera superficiale (Italian), leviter (Latin), lekko (Polish), levemente (Portuguese), levianamente (Portuguese), легко́ (lexkó) (Russian), слегка́ (slexká) (Russian), लघु (laghu) (Sanskrit), ľahko (Slovak), ligeramente (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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