Antonyms for lightheartedly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : lahyt-hahr-tid

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪtˈhɑr tɪd

Definition of lightheartedly

As in cheerfully : adv cheerily
As in gaily : adv happily, brightly
As in happily : adv with joy, pleasure

Example sentences :

He dashed at it lightheartedly and made the answer seventeen.
Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914 » by Various

I drew down my veil and set off briskly and lightheartedly for home.
Extract from : « Memoirs of a Midget » by Walter de la Mare

The problem that they dashed at so lightheartedly was much larger than any of them imagined.
Extract from : « The History of the Telephone » by Herbert N. Casson

Joyously and lightheartedly he had crossed swords with the greatest master-of-arms in Europe.
Extract from : « Lochinvar » by S. R. Crockett

I said nothing, but wondered how he could pass so lightheartedly over the death of the woman who had once been his wife.
Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve

The women alone sustained this one, repulsed it lightheartedly, and the siege was raised.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 » by Various

He and his young wife used to play deck-tennis every morning as lightheartedly as if they were travelling to Europe for a lark.
Extract from : « The Glory of the Trenches » by Coningsby Dawson

Lightheartedly they stepped over to the slidewalk and were back on their way to the secret project.
Extract from : « Sabotage in Space » by Carey Rockwell

Synonyms for lightheartedly

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