lightly
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪtli/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English lyghtly, liȝtliche, lihtliche, from Old English lēohtlīċe, equivalent to light + -ly.
- In a light manner.
“As a teacher, I don't take rudeness in class lightly.”
“Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."”