English-Thai Dictionary

lightly

ADV อย่าง ร่าเริง  อย่าง เบิกบานใจ  cheerfully yang-ra-rang

 

lightly

ADV อย่าง เบาๆ  อย่าง นุ่มนวล  อย่าง อ่อนโยน  gently yang-bao-bao

 

lightly

ADV อย่าง เล็กน้อย  นิดหน่อย  slightly yang-lek-noi

 

lightly

ADV อย่าง ไม่ เอาใจใส่  อย่าง สะเพร่า  อย่าง เลินเล่อ  indifferently yang-mai-aol-jai-sai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LIGHTLY

adv. li'tely. 1. With little weight; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly.
2. Without deep impression.
The soft ideas of the cheerful note, lightly received, were easily forgot.
3. Easily; readily; without difficulty; of course.
4. Without reason, or for reasons of little weight.
Flatter not the rich, neither do thou willingly or lightly appear before great personages.
5. Without dejection; cheerfully.
Bid that welcome which comes to punish us, and we punish it, seeming to bear it lightly.
6. Not chastely; wantonly.
7. Nimbly; with agility; not heavily or tardily.
He led me lightly o'er the stream.
8. Gaily; airily; with levity; without heed or care.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIGHTLY

LIGHTLY Light "ly, adv.

 

1. With little weight; with little force; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly. Yet shall thy grave with rising flowers be drest, And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast. Pope. Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear Touched lightly. Milton.

 

2. Swiftly; nimbly; with agility. So mikle was that barge, it might not lightly sail. R. of Brunne. Watch what thou seest and lightly bring me word. Tennyson.

 

3. Without deep impression. The soft ideas of the cheerful note, Lightly received, were easily forgot. Prior.

 

4. In a small degree; slightly; not severely. At the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun. .. and afterward did more grievously afflict her. Is. ix. 1.

 

5. With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily. That lightly come, shall lightly go. Old Proverb. They come lightly by the malt, and need not spare it. Sir W. Scott.

 

6. Without reason, or for reasons of little weight. Flatter not the rich, neither do thou willingly or lightly appear before great personages. Jer. Taylor.

 

7. Commonly; usually. [Obs. ] Bp. Fisher. The great thieves of a state are lightly the officers of the crown. B. Jonson.

 

8. Without dejection; cheerfully. "Seeming to bear it lightly. " Shak.

 

9. Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily. Matrimony. .. is not by any to be enterprised, nor taken in hand, unadvisedly, lightly, or wantonly. Book of Common Prayer [Eng. Ed. ].

 

1 . Not chastely; wantonly. Swift.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lightly

light ly |ˈlītlē ˈlaɪtli | ▶adverb 1 gently, delicately or softly: she placed her hand lightly on my shoulder. 2 in relatively small amounts or in low density; sparingly: it was snowing lightly. 3 in a way that is not serious or solemn; carelessly: it is not something that should be taken lightly. 4 without severe punishment; leniently: some people are let off lightly.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lightly

light ¦ly |ˈlʌɪtli | ▶adverb 1 gently, delicately or softly: she placed her hand lightly on my shoulder. 2 in relatively small amounts or in low density; sparingly: it was snowing lightly. 3 in a way that is not serious or solemn; carelessly: it is not something that should be taken lightly. 4 without severe punishment; leniently: some people are let off lightly.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lightly

lightly adverb 1 Hermione kissed him lightly on the cheek: softly, gently, faintly, delicately. ANTONYMS hard, heavily. 2 season very lightly with paprika: sparingly, slightly, sparsely, moderately, delicately. ANTONYMS intensely, abundantly. 3 he has gotten off lightly: without severe punishment, easily, leniently, mildly. ANTONYMS severely. 4 her views are not to be dismissed lightly: carelessly, airily, heedlessly, without consideration, indifferently, unthinkingly, thoughtlessly, uncaringly, flippantly, breezily, frivolously. ANTONYMS seriously.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lightly

lightly adverb 1 Maisie kissed him lightly on the cheek: softly, gently, faintly, delicately; gingerly, timidly. ANTONYMS hard, heavily. 2 season very lightly with salt and pepper | lightly cooked salmon: sparingly, slightly, sparsely, moderately, softly, thinly, delicately. ANTONYMS intensely, abundantly. 3 he has got off lightly: without severe punishment, easily, leniently, mildly. ANTONYMS severely. 4 her views are not to be dismissed lightly: carelessly, airily, readily, heedlessly, without consideration, uncaringly, indifferently, unthinkingly, thoughtlessly, flippantly, facilely, breezily, frivolously; light-heartedly, gaily, blithely, nonchalantly, cheerfully. ANTONYMS seriously.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lightly

light ly /láɪtli /→light 2 副詞 1 軽く ; そっと ▸ press lightly on a button ボタンを軽く押す 2 敏捷 （びんしよう ）に , すばしこく ; 軽やかに ▸ leap lightly aside すばやくわきに飛びのく ▸ skip lightly from rock to rock 岩から岩へと軽やかに跳ぶ 3 気軽に , 平気で ; 陽気に , 快活に ▸ take bad news lightly 平然と悪い知らせを受ける 4 軽々しく , 軽率に ▸ behave lightly 軽率にふるまう 5 軽視して , 軽んじて ; 無関心に , 冷淡に ▸ think lightly of A Aを軽視する 6 少し , ちょっと , あっさり , 軽く , 浅く ▸ sleep lightly 浅い眠り方をする ▸ eat lightly 軽く食事する ▸ lightly cooked cabbage ちょっと煮たキャベツ 7 容易に ▸ Lightly come, lightly go .｟ことわざ ｠得やすいものは失いやすい ; 「悪銭身につかず 」8 (刑 罰などが )軽くすんで ▸ get off lightly 軽い刑ですむ