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What does lightly mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word lightly? Here's what it means.

Adverb
  1. In a light manner.
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True, his recent lucubration is ludicrous enough, but it will not do to speak lightly of his ability.
Venetia Williams' eight-year-old has been lightly raced this season, but is a very talented mare in this company.
He was not one of those people one should take lightly, for he could become terribly serious in the blink of an eye.
You should use an airless gun to prime and paint your acoustic ceiling, by angling your gun slightly and spraying it lightly in all directions.
Where privacy is a concern, invest in lighter curtain fabrics such as lightly woven linens or cottons that have a high degree of translucence.
The quills are so lightly fixed to the porcupine's body that they are easily detached and left embedded in the attacker.

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