light (adj.)
minor, slight, of little value
H5 II.ii.89[King Henry to all, of Cambridge] this man / Hath, for a few light crowns, lightly conspired [or: immoral]
Ham IV.vi.25[Hamlet to Horatio, by letter] [my words will be] much too light for the bore of the matter [i.e. unequal to the demands of the matter]
R2 III.iv.86[Gardener to Queen Isabel, of King Richard] In your lord's scale is nothing but himself / And some few vanities that make him light [also: of no value]
Tem I.ii.490[Ferdinand to himself, of Prospero] this man's threats / To whom I am subdued, are but light to me
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