[
US
/ˈɫaɪtɫi/
]
[ UK /lˈaɪtli/ ]
[ UK /lˈaɪtli/ ]
ADVERB
-
in a small quantity or extent
apply paint lightly
spread the margarine thinly over the meat -
without good reason
one cannot say such things lightly -
to a slight degree
her speech is only lightly accented -
with few burdens
experienced travellers travel light -
indulging with temperance
we eat lightly in the morning -
with indifference or without dejection
he took it lightly -
with little weight or force
she kissed him lightly on the forehead
How To Use lightly In A Sentence
- This contact of his had passed on to him a list of slightly disreputable jewelers and watchmakers in the area, on which I was rather impressed and a bit taken aback to find my appearance.
- Upstairs were the bedrooms; mother-and-fathers room the largest; a smaller room for one or two sons, another for one or two daughters; each of these rooms containing a double bed, a washstand, a bureau, a wardrobe, a little table, a rocking-chair, and often a chair or two that had been slightly damaged downstairs, but not enough to justify either the expense of repair or decisive abandonment in the attic. Chapter 1
- His eyes have a certain amount of little-boy-lost about them and his slightly nervy, jumpy presence also helps him appear a lot younger than his 43 years.
- I couldn't stand there and risk someone being a bit shirty with him so I touched him lightly on the arm and indicated that he should stand on the right.
- She tended to sleep lightly nowadays .
- They will be slightly more expensive but they last a lot longer.
- As they're handmade, each one varies slightly.
- Yet the video footage shows a man slightly unsteady on his feet. Times, Sunday Times
- Today he is slightly less bullish about the book and his boardroom skills. Times, Sunday Times
- But the consumer magazine also noted that people rated the no-frills carriers slightly worse than two years ago.
