once-over-lightly

1 of 2

noun

plural -es

: once-over

especially : an especially casual or cursory or gingerly once-over

had given political problems the once-over-lightly

—Sigrid Arne

once-over-lightly

2 of 2

adjective

: swift and usually casual or cursory or gingerly

gets the once-over-lightly treatment

—Sidney Hyman

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from the phrase once over lightly

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