lightly
adverb (NOT SERIOUSLY) /ˈlaɪt.li/Definition
› If you say something lightly, you are not serious when you say it: "Anyway, it won't affect me because I'm leaving," she said lightly.Humour and humorous not do sth lightly C2 If something is not said or treated lightly, it is said or treated in a serious way, after great thought: Accusations like these from a top minister are not made lightly.Lacking humour
(Definition of lightly adverb (NOT SERIOUSLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amusing adjective
- crack noun (JOKE)
- crack verb (MAKE JOKE)
- don't make me laugh! idiom
- facetious adjective
- gallows humour noun
- humorous adjective
- jocular adjective
- jokester noun
- killing adjective (FUNNY)
- knock, knock! idiom
- laugh noun
- lavatorial adjective
- many a true word is spoken in jest idiom
- rib-tickling adjective
- satire noun
- tickle verb (PLEASE)
- uproarious adjective
- witty adjective
- you've got to laugh idiom
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