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"3": "lyghtly"
},
"expansion": "Middle English lyghtly",
"name": "inh"
},
{
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},
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{
"form": "lightlier",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
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},
{
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"word": "get off lightly"
},
{
"word": "once-over-lightly"
},
{
"word": "take lightly"
},
{
"word": "tread lightly"
}
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{
"text": "As a teacher, I don't take rudeness in class lightly.",
"type": "example"
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"In a light manner."
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "tʿetʿewaki",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "թեթևակի"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "leko",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "леко"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neseriozno",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "несериозно"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "lleugerament"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "lehce"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "lættliga"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "kevyesti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "légèrement"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "leicht"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "alla leggera"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "superficialmente"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "in maniera superficiale"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "leviter"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "lekko"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "levemente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "levianamente"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "легко́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slexká",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "слегка́"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "laghu",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "लघु"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "ľahko"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "ligeramente"
}
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},
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"word": "get off lightly"
},
{
"word": "once-over-lightly"
},
{
"word": "take lightly"
},
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"word": "tread lightly"
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"form": "lightlier",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "more lightly",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "lightliest",
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"superlative"
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{
"form": "most lightly",
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"superlative"
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"English terms suffixed with -ly",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"Rhymes:English/aɪtli",
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],
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{
"text": "As a teacher, I don't take rudeness in class lightly.",
"type": "example"
}
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"In a light manner."
],
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{
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "tʿetʿewaki",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "թեթևակի"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "leko",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "леко"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neseriozno",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "несериозно"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "lleugerament"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "lehce"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "lættliga"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "kevyesti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "légèrement"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "leicht"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "alla leggera"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "superficialmente"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "in maniera superficiale"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "leviter"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "lekko"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "levemente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "levianamente"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lexkó",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "легко́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slexká",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "слегка́"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "laghu",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "लघु"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "ľahko"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in a light manner",
"word": "ligeramente"
}
],
"word": "lightly"
}
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