Definition of lightly

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Lightly (adv.) With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily.

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Cursitating :: Cursitating (a.) Moving about slightly.
Ruminate :: Ruminate (v. i.) To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.
Acidulous :: Acidulous (a.) Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture..
Myrrh :: Myrrh (n.) A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the Balsamodendron Myrrha. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of Cistus, or rockrose..
Squash :: Squarrulose (a.) Somewhat squarrose; slightly squarrose.
Miff :: Miff (v. t.) To offend slightly.
Retuse :: Retuse (a.) Having the end rounded and slightly indented; as, a retuse leaf..
Bifid :: Bifid (a.) Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) Without dejection; cheerfully.
Turmeric :: Turmeric (n.) The root or rootstock of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron color, and has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. It is used for a dye, a medicine, a condiment, and a chemical test..
Diapnoic :: Diapnoic (a.) Slightly increasing an insensible perspiration; mildly diaphoretic.
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..
Sphagnum :: Sphagnum (n.) A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss.
Twiddle :: Twiddle (v. t.) To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key..
Leprosy :: Leprosy (n.) A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, anaesthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is
Suffruticose :: Suffrutescent (a.) Slightly woody at the base.
Ajar :: Ajar (adv.) Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) Commonly; usually.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle..
Dampen :: Dampen (v. t.) To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
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