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light-duty

light-duty adjective: designed to withstand relatively moderate use, load, or stress.

Adjective

light-duty (not comparable)

  1. Designed to withstand relatively moderate use, load, or stress.
    Antonyms:
    heavy-duty
  2. Less physically or mentally demanding than the usual kind.
    • Women should not be penalized or forced out of the workplace simply because they become pregnant. UPS, in fact, has come around to that position. It now offers light-duty accommodations to pregnant women who need them.2014 December 3, Editorial Board, “Supreme Court should affirm the rights of pregnant workers”, in w:Los Angeles Times

Antonyms of light-duty

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Phrases with light-duty

Questions about light-duty

What does light-duty mean?
Light-duty means designed to withstand relatively moderate use, load, or stress.
What part of speech is light-duty?
Light-duty is an adjective.

Words near light-duty in the dictionary

  1. light-bulb moments
  2. light-bulbed
  3. light-bulbs
  4. light-collecting power
  5. light-dependent resistor
  6. light-duty
  7. light-duty vehicle
  8. light-duty vehicles
  9. light-emitting diode
  10. light-emitting diodes
  11. light-finger

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