Difference between Softly and Lightly

SOFTLY vs LIGHTLY: ADVERB

Used as a direction in music
To be played relatively softly
Slackly; carelessly.
Mildly; tenderly.
Gently; slowly; calmly; quietly; hence, at an easy pace: as, to lay a thing down softly.
In a soft manner.
Soft; easy; gentle; slow.

To make light of; slight; disparage. Also lichtly.
Not heavily; with little weight or force; not oppressively or severely: as, to tread lightly; to punish lightly; his cares sit lightly upon him.
With little effort; without difficulty; easily.
Without good reason; upon slight grounds; readily.
With little regard; slightingly; indifferently.
Parsimoniously; niggardly.
Without deliberation; heedlessly; inconsiderately.
In a light-hearted manner; cheerfully; cheerily; airily; with levity.
With agility; nimbly; quickly.
Commonly; usually.

Smoothly, Kindly, Whoa, Shallowly, Quiet, Hush, Sweet, Cautiously, Slowly, Gentle, Tenderly, Lightly, Piano, Quietly, Gently

Indiscriminately, Glibly, Readily, Frivolously, Rashly, Simply, Thoughtlessly, Easily, Cavalierly, Casually, Seriously, Light, Softly, Gently, Thinly

Careful, Gentler, Smoothly, Kindly, Whoa, Quiet, Hush, Sweet, Cautiously, Slowly, Gentle, Tenderly, Piano, Quietly, Gently

Slowly, Just, Recklessly, Easy, Bit, Sparsely, Hastily, Readily, Rashly, Simply, Seriously, Light, Softly, Gently, Thinly

They asked softly, reaching out for his hand.
Speak softly and try not to show fear.
After four minutes, speaking softly through the door.
Her tail stopped wagging and she whined softly.
Her words were softly pleasant and carefully enunciated.
She sat and rocked, singing softly to herself.
Over 30 people were killed last month when Kurdish anger over Erdogan's softly-softly strategy against IS spilled onto the streets.
Night, draw near; Lay hands on us and whisper words of cheer So softly, oh, so softly!
Does he have any legal rights if a softly softly approach to the supplying garage is rejected?
Nor do I want to tread softly, softly.

Travel lightly without the worry of carrying cash.
So, this is not something to take lightly.
Any premarket pricing trends should be taken lightly.
Add carrots to a lightly greased crock pot.
It is not taken lightly in our church.
Rub the surface lightly in a circular motion.
It has been lightly ridden and always garaged.
Lightly lubricate cable with clear or white grease.
The style is a very lightly distressed farmhouse.
Lightly dust a clean work surface with flour and transfer dough to the surface, dusting lightly with flour.