Overlightly

Quick meaning: Overlightly is an adverb meaning (dated) In an overlight manner; too easily or readily; frivolously.

Meaning

(dated) In an overlight manner; too easily or readily; frivolously.

Example Sentences

I have heard it said that in these days young people speak overlightly of divorce.

In short, it is said to do more for builders than agriculturists, and has been, let us hope, overlightly named " The Freemasons' Refuge."

A prudent man doth not overlightly beleeve any thing, but laieth aside all reputation and credit of him that speaketh, and examineth the speech by it selfe: […]

They had assumed overlightly that all the twists of seal law had become outmoded tortuosities, and then they barked their shins on one which was instead a taut and bearing rope.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include frivolously, light-mindedly, overly, overindulgently, overwisely, overliberally.

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