| slovo | definícia |
lightly
(mass) | lightly
- ľahko |
lightly
(encz) | lightly,lehce |
Lightly
(gcide) | Lightly \Light"ly\, adv.
1. With little weight; with little force; as, to tread
lightly; to press lightly.
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Yet shall thy grave with rising flowers be drest,
And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast.
--Pope.
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Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear
Touched lightly. --Milton.
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2. Swiftly; nimbly; with agility.
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So mikle was that barge, it might not lightly sail.
--R. of
Brunne.
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Watch what thou seest and lightly bring me word.
--Tennyson.
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3. Without deep impression.
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The soft ideas of the cheerful note,
Lightly received, were easily forgot. --Prior.
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4. In a small degree; slightly; not severely.
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At the first he lightly afflicted the land of
Zebulun . . . and afterward did more grievously
afflict her. --Is. ix. 1.
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5. With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily.
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That lightly come, shall lightly go. --Old Proverb.
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They come lightly by the malt, and need not spare
it. --Sir W.
Scott.
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6. Without reason, or for reasons of little weight.
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Flatter not the rich, neither do thou willingly or
lightly appear before great personages. --Jer.
Taylor.
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7. Commonly; usually. [Obs.] --Bp. Fisher.
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The great thieves of a state are lightly the
officers of the crown. --B. Jonson.
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8. Without dejection; cheerfully. "Seeming to bear it
lightly." --Shak.
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9. Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily.
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Matrimony . . . is not by any to be enterprised, nor
taken in hand, unadvisedly, lightly, or wantonly.
--Book of
Common Prayer
[Eng. Ed.].
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10. Not chastely; wantonly. --Swift.
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lightly
(wn) | lightly
adv 1: without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly"
2: with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light" [syn:
lightly, light]
3: with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the
forehead" [syn: lightly, softly, gently]
4: indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning"
[ant: hard, heavily, intemperately]
5: with indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly"
6: in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly
over the meat"; "apply paint lightly" [syn: thinly,
lightly] [ant: thickly]
7: to a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
slightly
(mass) | slightly
- jemne, ľahko, trochu, akomak |
lightly armored
(encz) | lightly armored, adj: |
lightly armoured
(encz) | lightly armoured, adj: |
lightly-armed
(encz) | lightly-armed, adj: |
slightly
(encz) | slightly,jemně Zdeněk Brožslightly,lehce Zdeněk Brožslightly,mírně Zdeněk Brožslightly,nepatrně Zdeněk Brožslightly,poněkud Zdeněk Brožslightly,trochu slightly,trošku |
Lightly
(gcide) | Lightly \Light"ly\, adv.
1. With little weight; with little force; as, to tread
lightly; to press lightly.
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Yet shall thy grave with rising flowers be drest,
And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast.
--Pope.
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Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear
Touched lightly. --Milton.
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2. Swiftly; nimbly; with agility.
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So mikle was that barge, it might not lightly sail.
--R. of
Brunne.
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Watch what thou seest and lightly bring me word.
--Tennyson.
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3. Without deep impression.
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The soft ideas of the cheerful note,
Lightly received, were easily forgot. --Prior.
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4. In a small degree; slightly; not severely.
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At the first he lightly afflicted the land of
Zebulun . . . and afterward did more grievously
afflict her. --Is. ix. 1.
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5. With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily.
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That lightly come, shall lightly go. --Old Proverb.
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They come lightly by the malt, and need not spare
it. --Sir W.
Scott.
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6. Without reason, or for reasons of little weight.
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Flatter not the rich, neither do thou willingly or
lightly appear before great personages. --Jer.
Taylor.
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7. Commonly; usually. [Obs.] --Bp. Fisher.
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The great thieves of a state are lightly the
officers of the crown. --B. Jonson.
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8. Without dejection; cheerfully. "Seeming to bear it
lightly." --Shak.
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9. Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily.
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Matrimony . . . is not by any to be enterprised, nor
taken in hand, unadvisedly, lightly, or wantonly.
--Book of
Common Prayer
[Eng. Ed.].
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10. Not chastely; wantonly. --Swift.
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lightly armored lightly armoured
(gcide) | armoured \armoured\ adj.
1. provided with protective covering; -- used of animals.
Opposite of unarmored.
Note: [Narrower terms: {bone-covered ; {scaly, scaley,
scaled}.
Syn: armored.
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2. same as armor-clad; -- used of persons or things
military. Opposite of unarmored.
Note: One that is aromour-clad is bulletproof. Narrower
terms: lightly armored, lightly armoured; {mail-clad,
mailed}; panzer; {scaled
Syn: armored.
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Slightly
(gcide) | Slightly \Slight"ly\, adv.
1. In a slight manner.
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2. Slightingly; negligently. [Obs.] --Shak.
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lightly armored
(wn) | lightly armored
adj 1: equipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection
against fire from light arms [syn: lightly armored,
lightly armoured] |
lightly armoured
(wn) | lightly armoured
adj 1: equipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection
against fire from light arms [syn: lightly armored,
lightly armoured] |
lightly-armed
(wn) | lightly-armed
adj 1: armed with light weapons [syn: light-armed, {lightly-
armed}] |
slightly
(wn) | slightly
adv 1: to a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat
self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one
slice of cake was slightly larger than the other" [syn:
slightly, somewhat, more or less]
2: in a slim or slender manner; "a slenderly built woman";
"slightly built" [syn: slenderly, slimly, slightly] |
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