Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lightsomely"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lightsome \Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[u^]m), a.
1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
White walls make rooms more lightsome than black.
--Bacon.
2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating.
That lightsome affection of joy. --Hooker.
-- {Light"some*ly}, adv. -- {Light"some*ness}, n.
Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well
as dance lightsomely in a gala dress. --Hawthorne.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lightsomely
adv 1: moving with quick light steps; "she walked lightsomely down
the long staircase" [syn: {trippingly}]
2: in a light-hearted manner; "he light-heartedly overlooks
some of the basic facts of life" [syn: {light-heartedly}]
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