Meaning of overlightly | Babel Free

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In an overlight manner; too easily or readily; frivolously

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“A prudent man doth not overlightly beleeve any thing, but laieth aside all reputation and credit of him that speaketh, and examineth the speech by it selfe: […]”

“Mrs. Burton's conscience smote her not overlightly, and she hastened to change⟳ the subject, and to devote herself assiduously to Budge, as if to atone for some injury which she might have⟳ done to his brother.”

“In short, it is said to do more for builders than agriculturists, and has been, let⟳ us hope⟳, overlightly named " The Freemasons' Refuge."”

“I have⟳ heard it said that in these days young people speak⟳ overlightly of divorce.”

“They had assumed overlightly that all the twists of seal law had become⟳ outmoded tortuosities, and then they barked their shins on one which was instead a taut and bearing rope.”

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