treat lightly

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• lightly — light|ly [ˈlaıtli] adv 1.) with only a small amount of weight or force = ↑gently ▪ I knocked lightly on the door. 2.) using or having only a small amount of something ▪ a lightly greased pan ▪ lightly armed soldiers 3.) take/treat/approach sth… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• trifle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bagatelle, nothing, triviality; gewgaw, trinket, knickknack, gimcrack; particle, bit, morsel, trace. See littleness, unimportance. v. i. toy, play, dally, fool. See neglect. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …   English dictionary for students

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• toy around — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [*To flirt] Syn. dally, take lightly, treat lightly, fool with, fool around with; see also flirt 1 , trifle . 2. [To consider] Syn. think about, ponder, have in mind; see think 1 . See Synonym Study at trifle …   English dictionary for students

• toy with — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [*To flirt] Syn. dally, take lightly, treat lightly, fool with, fool around with; see also flirt 1 , trifle . 2. [To consider] Syn. think about, ponder, have in mind; see think 1 . See Synonym Study at trifle …   English dictionary for students

• nothing — /nuth ing/, n. 1. no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing. 2. no part, share, or trace (usually fol. by of): The house showed nothing of its former magnificence. 3. something that is nonexistent. 4. nonexistence; nothingness: The sound… …   Universalium

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