Definition of lightly

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Lightly (adv.) In a small degree; slightly; not severely.

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Ease :: Ease (n.) To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) Not chastely; wantonly.
Terete :: Terete (a.) Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of plants..
Claude Lorraine Glass :: Claude Lorraine glass () A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily.
Viridescent :: Viridescent (a.) Slightly green; greenish.
Repand :: Repand (a.) Having a slightly undulating margin; -- said of leaves.
Peristerite :: Peristerite (n.) A variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent like a pigeon's neck..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) Without dejection; cheerfully.
Graze :: Graze (v. t.) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall..
Rocking-stone :: Rocking-stone (n.) A stone, often of great size and weight, resting upon another stone, and so exactly poised that it can be rocked, or slightly moved, with but little force..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily.
Alkalescent :: Alkalescent (a.) Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.
Prattle :: Prattle (v. i.) To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk..
Magnesia :: Magnesia (n.) A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See Magnesium..
Indispose :: Indispose (v. t.) To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat.
Trifid :: Trifid (a.) Cleft to the middle, or slightly beyond the middle, into three parts; three-cleft..
Diapnoic :: Diapnoic (a.) Slightly increasing an insensible perspiration; mildly diaphoretic.
Latescent :: Latescent (a.) Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent meaning..
Crystal :: Crystal (n.) The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal. Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz, Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian..
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