lightly[adverb]Synonyms:- gently, delicately, faintly, slightly, softly
- moderately, sparingly, sparsely, thinly
- easily, effortlessly, readily, simply
- carelessly, breezily, flippantly, frivolously, heedlessly, thoughtlessly
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
light‧ly /ˈlaɪtli/
adverb [
Word Family: noun:
light,
lighter,
lighting,
lightness;
adjective:
light,
lighted,
unlit;
verb:
light,
lighten;
adverb:
lightly,
light]
1. with only a small amount of weight or force
Synonym : gently:
I knocked lightly on the door.2. using or having only a small amount of something:
a lightly greased pan lightly armed soldiers3. take/treat/approach something lightly to do something without serious thought:
Divorce is not a matter you can afford to take lightly.4. get off lightly (
also be let off lightly) to be punished in a way that is less severe than you deserve:
He got off lightly because his father was a lawyer.5. without worrying, or without appearing to be worried:
‘Things will be fine,’ he said lightly. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲