Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Full of light; illuminated; not obscure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Illuminated.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
illuminated
Etymologies
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Examples
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In a different part of the stack, Rambler gave us nginx, and Jan Kneschke brought us lighttpd (lighty), which now figure in the top 10 list of of all web servers deployed, with both reaching past a million servers each.
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If she can't handle one term as governor in a lighty populated state, she most definitely can't handle the presidency.
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Why not be neither heavy nor lighty-flighty ... why not shoot for "whimsical weighted"?
Savoir Vivre 2010
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Why not be neither heavy nor lighty-flighty ... why not shoot for "whimsical weighted"?
inspiration 2010
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Why not be neither heavy nor lighty-flighty... why not shoot for "whimsical weighted"?
Savoir Vivre 2010
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Why not be neither heavy nor lighty-flighty... why not shoot for "whimsical weighted"?
inspiration 2010
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Preserved artichokes are great but as you said, lighty saute them, sometimes they fall apart.
Recipes: Artichoke, Tomato, and Olive Stew & Artichoke, Tomato and Olive Pizza (Αγκινάρες και Ντομάτες & Πίτσα με Αγκινάρες, Ντομάτες και Ελιές) Laurie Constantino 2008
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My gun smith uses neither, he, after gets the scews tight, will hit the screw driver lighty with a hammer to make the screws stay put so he says, I do not want mine that way, (I think ruins the screw and holes) I want that drop of polish per screw.
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For those who eschew the Bill of rights (and to reject one is to reject all) in favor of comfort and "security" "may the chains of bandage weigh lighty upon you and your family" On a lighter note, if could only have one firearm it would be my venerable Remington 870. 0
The Gun Nut Survey: A highly biased, unofficial poll of 2,000 readers on all things shooting 2006
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Oliver held up the bottom of the pocket with one hand, as he had seen the Dodger hold it, and drew the handkerchief lighty out of it with the other.
Oliver Twist 2007
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