lightly

/lˈaɪtli/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adverb

1. without good reason
   “one cannot say such things lightly”
2. with few burdens
   “experienced travellers travel light”
3. with little weight or force
   “she kissed him lightly on the forehead”
4. indulging with temperance
   “we eat lightly in the morning”
5. with indifference or without dejection
   “he took it lightly”
6. in a small quantity or extent
   “spread the margarine thinly over the meat”
7. to a slight degree
   “her speech is only lightly accented”

Synonyms for lightly

• light
• softly
• gently
• thinly

Antonyms of lightly

• heavily

Words that rhyme with lightly

• fortnightly
• knightly
• nightly
• slightly
• tightly
• brightly
• forthrightly
• politely
• rightly
• sprightly
• unsightly
• golightly
• stitely
• whiteley
• whitely