Don't behave lightly.
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Lightly
/ˈlaɪtli/
Synonyms for "lightly" (103 found)
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Closest matches (21)
a bita littleairilyarbitrarilybarelyblithelyby a hairby an acecapriciouslycheerfullycheerilyeasilyeffortlessly
Strong matches (31)
Adverb(3 words)
ever so littleexiguouslyfacilelyfaintlyfancifullyfeeblyflightilyfreelyfrivolouslygeniallygladlyhands downhappilyhardlyhopefullyidlyimmateriallyimperfectlyinadvertentlyinappreciably
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Noun(2 words)
german dünnleast force reading
Related words (51)
like clockworklike nothinglittlemeagerlyminimallyminutelynegligentlynegligiblyno sweatnot hardlyon easy termsonly justoptimisticallypermissivelypettilypleasantlyreadilyremisslyscampinglyscantily
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scarcelyshallowlysimplyskimpinglyslightinglyslightlyslurringlysmilinglysmoothlysuperficiallyswimminglytant soit peutriflinglytriviallyunessentiallyunimportantlyunreasonablyunrigorouslyweaklywellwhimsicallywith good cheerwithout difficultywithout rhyme or reason
Adjective(1 words)
shallow grasp
Related word relations
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More general
2 entriesadverb of degreeadverb of manner
More specific
8 entriesCollocations
6 entrieseat lightlylightly coloredspeak lightlystep lightlytouch lightlytreat lightly
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I dress lightly all the time.
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The girls were dancing lightly like so many butterflies.
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She therefore came up on this side, opened her own window and tapped her horn lightly to draw attention to the fact that she was there.
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