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- pronunciation:
- laIt
li
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adverb |
| definition 1: |
If you touch something lightly, you touch it with very little force. You don't press it or hit it hard. If something falls to the ground lightly, it falls through the air a little slowly and hits the ground very softly.
The nurse touched the cut on my face very lightly, and it didn't hurt.The leaves fell lightly to the ground.- antonyms:
- hard
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| definition 2: |
If you do something lightly, you do it with small amounts of something. If something happens lightly, it happens in small amounts.
Olivia spread jam lightly on her toast because she only wanted a little bit.It was raining lightly when we left the house.- antonyms:
- hard
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