Lightly and Sorrowfully

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Lightly adverb - Without difficulty.

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Sorrowfully is an antonym for lightly.

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

Sorrowfully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.

Usage example: in a sorrowfully worded statement she announced that she was dropping out of the race for governor

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Lightly is an antonym for sorrowfully.

Nearby Words: sorrow, sorrowful, sorrowed, sorrowing

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Sorrowfully and Lightly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lightly/sorrowfully

Lightly & Sorrowfully. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lightly/sorrowfully>.

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