What is "lightsomely"

Lightsome \Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[u^]m), 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.

adv. (context archaic English) In a lightsome manner.

1. adv. 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]