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