lightly
adverb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
without good reason
one cannot say such things lightly
Related & opposite
- light derived from
Sense 2 adverb
with few burdens
experienced travellers travel light
Related & opposite
- light derived from
Sense 3 adverb
with little weight or force
she kissed him lightly on the forehead
Related & opposite
- easy derived from
Sense 4 adverb
indulging with temperance
we eat lightly in the morning
Related & opposite
- intemperately antonym
- lighta derived from
Sense 5 adverb
with indifference or without dejection
he took it lightly
Related & opposite
- light derived from
Sense 6 adverb
in a small quantity or extent
spread the margarine thinly over the meat
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Sense 7 adverb
to a slight degree
her speech is only lightly accented
Related & opposite
- light derived from
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | light |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | light |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | easy |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | intemperately |
| 4 | derived from | Related & opposite | lighta |
| 5 | derived from | Related & opposite | light |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | thickly |
| 6 | derived from | Related & opposite | thin |
| 7 | derived from | Related & opposite | light |