Close to and Lightly

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Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.

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Lightly and close to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lightly" instead an adverb phrase "Close to".

Lightly adverb - Without difficulty.

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Close to and lightly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close to" instead an adverb "Lightly".

Nearby Words: light, lighten, lightweight, lightness, lighter

Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Well to put this lightly Ray you moron, was it really a smart idea to kill a girl that was close to Auria.

Source: Video Game / Vacant Sky
In episode 14, the extremely Bishōnen student teacher named Maity-sensei decides to wake up Otani, who's sleeping in class, by placing his hand in his hair, and leaning in close to whisper "time to open your eyes" before lightly blowing in Otani's ear, complete with a rose background and sparkles.

Source: Ho Yay / Anime
It gets off pretty lightly compared to most of these examples, though, since none of the characters are defined utterly by their gender and the stereotypes thereof (although Steve sometimes comes close to being a stereotypical man, especially when drunk), nor is it Anviliciously heteronormative.

Source: Mars-and-Venus Gender Contrast

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