lighty

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noun

A young man; a boy.

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Meanings

lighty1

nounlighty (plural lighties)

plural lighties · alternative lightie

  1. South AfricaslangA young man; a boy.

lighty2

adverb
  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of lightly; however, more often a misspelling of lightly.

    That heart, she said, is lighty priz'd, / Which is too lighty won; / And long shall rue that easy maid / Who yields her love too soon.

    1784, Thomas Percy, “The Hermit of Warkworth, a Northumberland Ballad”, in Thomas Evans, Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date, volume 3, page 23

Lighty3

proper nounLighty (plural Lightys)

plural Lightys

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
illuminatedinlightedlightedlitluminous
Cite this entry
APA

lighty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lighty

MLA

“lighty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lighty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lighty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lighty.

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