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lightly
[lahyt-lee]
adverb
with little weight, force, intensity, etc.; gently.
to press lightly on a door bell.
to only a small amount or degree; slightly.
lightly fried eggs.
to leap lightly aside.
with a lack of concern; indifferently; slightly.
to think lightly of one's achievements.
cheerfully; without complaining.
to take bad news lightly.
without due consideration or reason (often used negatively).
an offer not to be refused lightly.
without trouble or effort; easily.
Lightly come, lightly go.
frivolously; flippantly.
to behave lightly.
airily; buoyantly.
flags floating lightly.
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As we approach the 250th anniversary of this nation’s birth, it ought to be common knowledge that putting the National Guard into the center of turmoil is not to be taken at all lightly.
“Federalizing the California National Guard is an abuse of the President’s authority under the law, and not one we take lightly,” Bonta said in a statement.
“I think these need to be a part of how we think about the safety profile of psychedelics, and I don’t think they are to be taken lightly.”
They casually bicker and lightly razz one another.
When it comes to full-size bottles, Dorn says she only keeps about five at a time, taking to eBay to sell lightly used bottles to make room for new ones.
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