Adverbial lightly has 7 senses
  1. lightly - without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly"
    Derived from adjective
    light5
  2. lightly, light - with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"
    Derived from adjective light1
  3. lightly, softly, gently - with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
  4. lightly - indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning"
    Antonyms:
    heavily, intemperately, hard
    Derived from adjective light(prenominal)17
  5. lightly - with indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly"
    Derived from adjective
    light5
  6. thinly, lightly - in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly"
  7. lightly - to a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented"
    Derived from adjective
    light4
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