Definition of Lightlies

1. lightly [v] - See also: lightly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lightlies

lighthouselike
lighthouses
lighting
lighting-up(a)
lighting circuit
lighting fixture
lighting industry
lighting out
lighting up
lightings
lightish
lightless
lightlessly
lightlessness
lightlied
lightlies (current term)
lightlike
lightly
lightly-armed
lightly armored
lightly armoured
lightman
lightmap
lightmaps
lightmen
lightmeter
lightmeters
lightness
lightnesses
lightning

Literary usage of Lightlies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Contemporary Review (1870)
"He concluded, I remember, by a quotation from a Scotch song, which has these words in it,—" And sair she lightlies me." " Ah ! ..."

2. The Bookman (1899)
""She'll not do that to MacLachlan," I put in, glad of the opening, "unless she hears— and God forbid it—that the scamp lightlies her name at common fairs. ..."

3. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1850)
"Strength, combined with lightlies*. 2. Great capacity for stowage. 3. Safety. 4. Speed. 5 Durability. 6. Economy in repairs. 7. Cost. 8. ..."

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