Definition of Lightly

Lightly

With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly.
Swiftly; nimbly; with agility.
Without deep impression.
In a small degree; slightly; not severely.
With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily.
Without reason, or for reasons of little weight.
Commonly; usually.
Without dejection; cheerfully.
Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily.
Not chastely; wantonly.

Lightly Quotations

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
Thomas Paine

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
Rabindranath Tagore

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.
Thomas Paine

He who has great power should use it lightly.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
Thucydides

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Lightly Translations

lightly in Dutch is zwak, lichtjes, zwakjes, licht
lightly in German is leicht
lightly in Italian is poco pesante
lightly in Latin is leviter
lightly in Portuguese is levemente
lightly in Spanish is ligeramente, facil

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