lightly

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

light·ly [lightly] BrE [ˈlaɪtli] NAmE [ˈlaɪtli] adverb
1. gently; with very little force or effort
• He kissed her lightly on the cheek.
• She ran lightly up the stairs.
2. to a small degree; not much
• It began to snow lightly.
• She tended to sleep lightly nowadays (= it was easy to disturb her).
•I try to eat lightly (= not to eat heavy or ↑greasy food).
3. in a way that sounds as though you are not particularly worried or interested
Syn: ↑nonchalantly
•‘I'll be all right,’ he said lightly.
4. without being seriously considered
•This is not a problem we should take lightly.
•Such fears should not be dismissed lightly.
Idiom: ↑get be let off lightly

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  thinly, softly, gently, light
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  thickly, heavily, intemperately, hard