Meaning of 'lightly'

adverb

with indifference or without dejection

Example: "I took their jokes lightly."

adverb

indulging with temperance

Example: "we eat lightly in the morning"

adverb

to a slight degree

Example: "My speech is only lightly accented."

adverb

with little weight or force

Example: "You kissed them lightly on the forehead."

Synonyms: softly gently

adverb

with few burdens

Synonyms: light

adverb

in a small quantity or extent

Synonyms: thinly

adverb

without good reason

Example: "one cannot say such things lightly"