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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. moving with quick light steps;
- Example: "she walked lightsomely down the long staircase"
[syn: lightsomely, trippingly]

2. in a light-hearted manner;
- Example: "he light-heartedly overlooks some of the basic facts of life"
[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. [1913 Webster] White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating. [1913 Webster] That lightsome affection of joy. --Hooker. -- Light"some*ly, adv. -- Light"some*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well as dance lightsomely in a gala dress. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
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]