'Lightsomely' definitions:
Definition of 'lightsomely'
From: WordNet
adverb
Moving with quick light steps; "she walked lightsomely down the long staircase" [syn: lightsomely, trippingly]
adverb
In a light-hearted manner; "he light-heartedly overlooks some of the basic facts of life" [syn: light-heartedly, lightsomely]
Definition of 'Lightsomely'
From: GCIDE
- 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]