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lightly

adverb
  1. with indifference or without dejection
    “I took their jokes lightly.”
  2. indulging with temperance
    “we eat lightly in the morning”
  3. to a slight degree
    “My speech is only lightly accented.”
  4. with little weight or force
    “You kissed them lightly on the forehead.”
    softlygently
  5. with few burdens
    light
  6. in a small quantity or extent
    thinly
  7. without good reason
    “one cannot say such things lightly”