lightly
With minimal pressure
Lightly means with little weight, force, or intensity.
To touch something lightly is to barely make contact.
To take something lightly is to treat it as unimportant: Don't take this warning lightly.
Food lightly seasoned has minimal spice.
To sleep lightly is to wake easily.
Someone who gets off lightly escapes with minimal punishment: The judge let him off lightly.
In a mild manner
- softlyWith little volume
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- faintlyIn a weak manner
barely · slightly · subtly · deftly · daintily · carefully · cautiously · feathery
In a breezy manner
- buoyantlyIn an uplifted manner
- weightlesslyWithout heaviness felt
- ethereallyIn an unearthly manner
- effortlesslyWithout visible labor
nimbly · gracefully · sprightly · fluffily · featherlike · gossamer · wispy · billowy
Walk on foot-fronts
gracefully · stealthily · silently · carefully · padding · gliding · floating · treading
To a minor extent
scarcely · hardly · minimally · subtly · vaguely · marginally · moderately · sparingly
gently
In a mild manner
- softlyWith little volume
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- tenderlyWith gentle care
faintly · barely · slightly · subtly · deftly · daintily · carefully · cautiously · feathery · brushing
airily
In a breezy manner
- buoyantlyIn an uplifted manner
- weightlesslyWithout heaviness felt
- ethereallyIn an unearthly manner
effortlessly · nimbly · gracefully · sprightly · fluffily · featherlike · gossamer · wispy · billowy · frothy
tiptoe
Walk on foot-fronts
nimbly · gracefully · stealthily · silently · carefully · padding · gliding · floating · treading · stepping
slightly
To a minor extent
somewhat · scarcely · hardly · minimally · subtly · vaguely · marginally · moderately · sparingly · gingerly
briefly
In few words
toasted · browned · crisped · grilled · blanched · poached · steamed · dusted · drizzled · seasoned
lightlystrenuously
With vigorous effort
laboriously · arduously · effortfully · painstakingly · industriously
- red lightTraffic control meaning halt
- light bulbElectric illumination source
- traffic lightRoad signal device
- green lightAuthorization to proceed
- light upBecome illuminated or joyful
- light switchWall-mounted illumination control
light, highlight, lighten, twilight, daylight, lighting, lighter, flashlight, lightness