Adverb
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| lightly -
indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning"
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intemperately,
heavily,
hard to a considerable degree; "he relied heavily on others' data"
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| lightly -
with indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly"
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| lightly -
to a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented"
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| lightly -
with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
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softly,
gently |
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with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"
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light |
| lightly -
without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly"
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in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly"
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thinly |
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thickly spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue; "after a few drinks he was beginning to speak thickly"
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