lightly

/ˈlaɪtli/ adverb

Definition

GENTLY › gently: He kissed her lightly on the cheek.

NOT MUCH › not much: lightly cooked vegetables

not do sth lightly › to think carefully about something before you do it, knowing that it is serious: It's not a decision that I take lightly.

get off lightly (also UK escape lightly) › to have less trouble or punishment than you expected

(Definition of lightly adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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