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lightweight

2 adjective
     
lightweight2
1 weighing less than average [= light]:
a torch made from lightweight plastic
2 lightweight clothing or material is thin, so you can wear it in warm weather:
a lightweight jacket
3 showing a lack of serious thought - used to show disapproval:
a lightweight novel
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