Light-hearted \Light"-heart`ed\ (-h[aum]rt`[e^]d), a. Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry. -- {Light"-heart`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Light"-heart`ed*ness}, n.
light-heartedly adv : in a light-hearted manner; "he light-heartedly overlooks some of the basic facts of life" [syn: {lightsomely}]