[syn: light-heartedly, lightsomely]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lightsome \Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[u^]m), a.
1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
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White walls make rooms more lightsome than black.
--Bacon.
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2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating.
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That lightsome affection of joy. --Hooker.
-- Light"some*ly, adv. -- Light"some*ness, n.
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Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well
as dance lightsomely in a gala dress. --Hawthorne.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lightsomely
adv 1: moving with quick light steps; "she walked lightsomely
down the long staircase" [syn: lightsomely,
trippingly]
2: in a light-hearted manner; "he light-heartedly overlooks some
of the basic facts of life" [syn: light-heartedly,
lightsomely]