Meaning of GENTLY
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- [adv] with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
- [adv] in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain"
- [adv] in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"
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| | Synonyms: | | lightly, mildly, softly |
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| | Definition: | | \Gen"tly\, adv.
In a gentle manner.
My mistress gently chides the fault I made. --Dryden.
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| | Related Terms: | | a la sourdine, cautiously, circumspectly, compliantly, crawlingly, creepingly, deliberately, delicately, dilatorily, dimly, easily, faintly, falteringly, feebly, haltingly, hushedly, idly, in low gear, in march time, in slow motion, in slow tempo, indolently, languidly, languorously, leisurely, like a lamb, limpingly, lingeringly, loiteringly, low, meekly, mildly, moderately, pacifically, peaceably, pianissimo, piano, pokily, pokingly, quietly, relaxedly, reluctantly, slow, slowly, sluggishly, softly, sordamente, sordo, subduedly, submissively, tamely, tarryingly, tenderly, tentatively, under easy sail, unhurriedly, weakly, with agonizing slowness, with deliberation |
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