light-handedly
light-handedly · more light-handedly · most light-handedly
In a light-handed mannerIn a light-handed manner.
Meaning
1 sensesIn a light-handed manner.
in a light-handed manner
Origin
From light-handed (adjective) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs).From light-handed (adjective) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs).
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Forms
more light-handedly, most light-handedly| Comparative | more light-handedly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most light-handedly |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.