Definitions

once over lightly

[wuhns-oh-ver-lahyt-lee] / ˈwʌnsˌoʊ vərˈlaɪt li /

ADVERB

superficially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outwardly

WEAK

apparently at first glance carelessly casually externally extraneously flimsily frivolously hastily ignorantly not profoundly not thoroughly on the surface ostensibly partially skim to the casual eye

Antonyms

WEAK

carefully deeply thoroughly

VERB

browse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flip through leaf through peruse read scan skim

STRONG

feed graze nibble survey

WEAK

check over dip into examine cursorily get the cream give the once-over glance at hit the high spots inspect loosely pass an eye over read here and there riff through riffle through run through skip through thumb through wander

VERB

riffle

Synonyms

STRONG

feed graze leaf nibble peruse read scan skim survey thumb

WEAK

check over dip into examine cursorily flip through get the cream give the once-over glance at hit the high spots inspect loosely leaf through pass an eye over read here and there riff through riffle through run through skip through thumb through wander

Antonyms

STRONG

neglect

Example Sentences

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Her pretty posturing, pouts, stunned, exotic stares are meaningless when she tries to do them once over lightly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Six days a week he eyes the sports field once over lightly, knocks out a chatty, chummy column called the Morning After.

From Time Magazine Archive