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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Light·some a.
 1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
    White walls make rooms more lightsome than black.   --Bacon.
 2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating.
    That lightsome affection of joy.   --Hooker.
 -- Light*some*ly, adv. -- Light*some*ness, n.
    Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well as dance lightsomely in a gala dress.   --Hawthorne.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 lightsomely
      adv 1: moving with quick light steps; "she walked lightsomely down
             the long staircase" [syn: trippingly]
      2: in a light-hearted manner; "he light-heartedly overlooks
         some of the basic facts of life" [syn: light-heartedly]