Adjective : a lighthearted laugh. From Dictionary.com.
I signed my name lightheartedly and gave him the page. From Wordnik.com. [Penalty]
Ohhe did, Nash said as lightheartedly as he could. From Wordnik.com. [Extreme Measures] Reference
Anna was feeling happy, quite lightheartedly happy. From Wordnik.com. [Heartless]
I chose to coax them somewhat lightheartedly: “Why.”. From Wordnik.com. [Rogue Warrior]
"And I'm sure it's Africa's turn," he added lightheartedly. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Tobias said again, lightheartedly, 'Give him a chance, Al.'. From Wordnik.com. [They didn’t read Pitchfork or Stereogum or Gorilla vs. Bear or Hipster Runoff] Reference
Mostly they were used lightheartedly at least in my presence. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: CHINESE SWEARING.] Reference
Striding on stage to open proceedings, he began lightheartedly. From Wordnik.com. [A Question of Honour] Reference
Well, said Ridley lightheartedly, at least theyll all be there. From Wordnik.com. [Extreme Measures] Reference
I hope my comments are taken lightheartedly, as they were meant. From Wordnik.com. [Oppressed by the Vagina Monologues] Reference
Unfortunately, not all miscommunications end this lightheartedly. From Wordnik.com. [Dare 2B Wise] Reference
I have to tell you, they started off quite lightheartedly about this. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 30, 2005] Reference
Calm down, our professor-priest finally said, laughing lightheartedly. From Wordnik.com. [Crazy Loco Love] Reference
Logan shrugs it off lightheartedly: He has every right to be vituperative. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
The president, who entered the room and spoke quite lightheartedly for a while. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 12, 2001] Reference
"It's not as silly as it seems, Pierre," reproved the Castilian lightheartedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow Of The Lion]
They crowded about the table, shoulder to shoulder, and chatted lightheartedly. From Wordnik.com. [Two Days After the Wedding] Reference
Rasheed smiled lightheartedly, but Laila could feel his gaze, cold and watchful. From Wordnik.com. [A Thousand Splendid Suns]
When his lawyer motioned for his ear, Hirte responded lightheartedly: "What's up?". From Wordnik.com. [A MERIT BADGE IN MURDER?] Reference
"Someone has to keep this crew running," Dockson said lightheartedly, pouring himself a drink. From Wordnik.com. [Mistborn] Reference
During World War II, American soldiers started to lightheartedly refer to themselves as grunts. From Wordnik.com. [Rusty Russell: Obama Thinks Like a Leader, And Therefore Might Lose] Reference
My aggrieved friend, however, doesn't take to emboldened political sentiments as lightheartedly. From Wordnik.com. [Doree Lewak: The Freedom Frank at Gray's Papaya: Let Freedom Relish!] Reference
Joe and the men bantered lightheartedly, as if all of them really believed the checks were good. From Wordnik.com. [Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]
Had they ever volunteered so lightheartedly for cross-eyed Pompey Strabo's campaigns? he wondered. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
It is a story of someone who wrote a book pretty lightheartedly, found an agent, and got published. From Wordnik.com. [You've never had it so good] Reference
“Almost anything would be nutritionally superior to deadly poison, Everett,” he said lightheartedly. From Wordnik.com. [Murder to Go]
I didn't do it lightheartedly but, finally, I thought, what is the most important issue in the years to come?. From Wordnik.com. [Shimon Peres] Reference
And last night he lightheartedly explained how he compares with the Democrats 'likely choice for vice president. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 13, 2004] Reference
Her policy director, Neera Tanden, and her advertising director, Mandy Grunwald, laughed, a little too lightheartedly. From Wordnik.com. [How He Did It] Reference
As difficult as it is to be accomplished at baseball, most players and coaches seem to be lightheartedly philosophical. From Wordnik.com. [FOOTBALL IS LIFE? BAH! HUMBUG!] Reference
He tore into Mr King's room, found his bedroom slippers, which were fleece-lined, and lightheartedly tossed them down the stairs. From Wordnik.com. [The Rockingdown Mystery]
DEAR AMY: I was upset by a reader's reference to "'vehicular Tourette's" and the fact that you embraced this reference so lightheartedly. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Amy] Reference
"Just like a bunch o 'dwarfs to go off chasing some long-lost treasure," the elf, with his sharp ears, heard Mickey mutter lightheartedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Woods Out Back]
I can picture them now, scampering lightheartedly across the aisles up to offer Democrats their heartfelt regrets for past unpleasantries. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Hour Roundup] Reference
A youth in a lime-green T-shirt lightheartedly asks the deputy for a quarter. From Wordnik.com. [The News Tribune Blogs] Reference
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