Lightly

Word LIGHTLY
Character 7
Hyphenation light ly
Pronunciations /ˈlaɪtli/

Definitions and meanings of "Lightly"

What do we mean by lightly?

With little weight or force; gently. adverb

To a slight extent or amount. adverb

With little difficulty; easily. adverb

With agility and grace; nimbly. adverb

In a carefree manner; cheerfully. adverb

Without sufficient care or consideration; indifferently. adverb

To make light of; slight; disparage. Also lichtly.

Not heavily; with little weight or force; not oppressively or severely: as, to tread lightly; to punish lightly; his cares sit lightly upon him.

With little effort; without difficulty; easily.

Without good reason; upon slight grounds; readily.

With little regard; slightingly; indifferently.

Parsimoniously; niggardly.

Without deliberation; heedlessly; inconsiderately.

In a light-hearted manner; cheerfully; cheerily; airily; with levity.

With agility; nimbly; quickly.

Commonly; usually.

With little weight; with little force adverb

Swiftly; nimbly; with agility. adverb

In a light manner.

To be upset, agitated, or bitter towards someone or something. Like being salty but only a little bit. Urban Dictionary

At the point right before you are drunk, but definitely passed being buzzed. Urban Dictionary

An expression to warn another person about their future actions. Urban Dictionary

Where both people have been open about their feelings for each other and are currently doing dating activities together, but have not made the full commitment of actual dating. Different from casual dating in the sense that both parties are desiring a deeper commitment and does not entirely include using the tags "Boyfriend/Girlfriend." Urban Dictionary

To be delicate or careful about a certain subject or around certain people as to not cause drama or problems. Urban Dictionary

To be 'lightly toasted' is to be stoned due to the use of marijuana. This phrase was apparently popular in some circles in the early 1990's... according to this philosophy professor I had this one time. Advantages of the phrase 'lightly toasted' over other more common terms: 1 - It is basically a thinly veiled version of the more popular adjective 'baked,' and yet it is somehow ambiguous enough to be used in virtually any environment without anyone being the wiser. 2 - It invokes images of lightly toasted food, which is always pleasurable to think about and even better - to consume when you yourself are 'lightly toasted.' 3 - You can insert the phrase into a sentence about food and in so doing tip off only those cool enough to understand. Urban Dictionary

Being the shit, but like low-key. Urban Dictionary

Used to describe the severity of a "shidded clothing". If the shid severity is light you would use lightly shidded, if not just use shidded. Urban Dictionary

A 'go-lighty'; noun/adj. made famous in UK.TV hidden camera show where grossly overweight people go round knocking things down inadvertently. Urban Dictionary

A community college drop-out who engages in low level white collar jobs like sales or call centers and other jobs which require suits and potentially desks and cubicals.., but do not require college education. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Lightly

The word "lightly" in example sentences

I use the term lightly when it comes to Daniel, Noelle clarified, munching on some greens. ❋ Kate Brian (2009)

The latest celebrity and we use the term lightly to take nude pics for PETA is Brooke Hogan, who unveiled the photos with the help of her father, Hulk Hogan, at the Women In Cages exhibit in Miami. ❋ Carina MacKenzie (2011)

When I think of all the mediocrity in an area of expensive real estate like the City of London, and think how little a genius like Jan – and I don't use the term lightly – saw built in his lifetime, you can't help but think two things: one, the dice are loaded against great architecture; two: work harder. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Madam — and I use the term lightly — would you  happen to have a loaded Glock concealed between  those rolls of gut, or breasts, or whatever you  want to call them? ❋ Unknown (2010)

This is, and I don't use the term lightly, awesome. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Just goes to show that you and your "boys" and I use the term lightly will never win anything and will always be on the sidelines. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There are no words for how relieved I am that I'm not the only person who saw that 'hamburger' I use the term lightly! and thought "zomgFrogger"! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yes the very same companies to which our government (from here on out, I will use the term lightly, as it doesn't seem able to "govern" anything!) took the liberty of bailing out, along WITH AIG ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hmmmm. Halperin is reporting (and I use the term lightly, of course) that both Biden and Bayh are speaking on Wednesday. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Parmington has joined a very small chorus of voices whose primary point (and I use the term lightly) seems to be: 'Don't bother, you're wasting your time.' ❋ Unknown (2008)

Even artists (and I use the term lightly) behind such gems as "So What'Cha Want" (Beastie Boys) and "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory" (the eternally relevant Steven Seagal) simply have not convinced the Chinese government to change its approach. ❋ Unknown (2008)

At my own peril I have been ignoring the hypothesis - and I use the term lightly - from an economist who claims that watching too much television might cause autism. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It is a sad commentary on the American movie sensibility that this man using the term lightly needs to make this type of tripe, it is a good thing he does not need the money. ❋ Unknown (2008)

These people and I use the term lightly are what is wrong with America today. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Larry King is a “respected journalist” I use the term lightly and has a daily television program and he has never used the internet. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Sure, our 40th President wore his title lightly, and it fit like a white Stetson. ❋ Unknown (2004)

See, our 40th president wore his title lightly, and it fit like a white Stetson. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I had most of the plans wrapped up in an envelope, his name lightly taped in the center, next to me in the front seat. ❋ Walter Mosley (2002)

"[YOU MAD BRO]!?!?" "Alright [I'm not gonna lie] I'm [lightly salted] right now." ❋ Kashmando (2014)

[Mitch]: "You drunk yet [Jack]?!" Jack: "Im feeling lightly pressed right now. [Give me] another beer or two." ❋ Yoloswag1994 (2014)

[Bryan Torres] : Bro I've been selling crack all week in Newark. This is my block. John [Espinal] : Dude there's been a homicide in Newark everyday the last 68 days. [Tread lightly]. ❋ @Spinzus (2013)

Me: Yeah we're just [lightly dating] right now. Friend: [Oh cool], when are you gonna actually ask her? Me: [idk yet] man, we're just waiting. ❋ Yaboyezach (2018)

“You know I’m the one who started this record company and now they [kicking] me out for younger talent? People better Tread Lightly if they want to bring this up with me because they [don’t know] who I am or what I’m capable of [out here]!” ❋ Terry Bad Ice (2020)

"My kid's chorus performance is going to bore me to tears. I'd better get lightly toasted before I go." (the stealthy approach): "Hey guys, I could go for some *lightly toasted* Popped [Tarts] right now... (wink wink) What about you guys?" (or it can even serve as sexual innuendo): "Hey baby, let's get lightly toasted then you can butter my bacon while I [scramble your eggs]." The possibilities are endless. So, go out there and spread the good word my friends. We won't stop until the whole world is [golden brown]. ❋ A Mutual Friend (2009)

dude 1 : Bro, how they [gon'] hate [when I'm] "THAT. GUY"? dude 2 : You're just [lightly-salted] fam... ❋ Thee London (2018)

"I'm [selling] a [pair of] [lightly shidded] pants" "All my clothes are lightly shidded" ❋ Fard Studios™ (2022)

'Look at the [size] of him/her, [Mate]! [What a] go-lightly'. ❋ Hedley Clubnobber (2006)

Tim and his lightly-educated [colleagues] sold [sub-prime] mortgages to people after dropping out of [community college]. ❋ AndyBozac (2022)

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