Meaning
In a soft and careful way, so that nothing is hurt or broken.
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Word origin
From gentle plus -ly. Gentle came from Old French gentil, of noble birth, from Latin gentilis, of the same family.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- gentilis
- English cognates
- gentle, gentleman
Examples
stroked 's .
Gently tells us how she stroked it: with care.
, ; .
Gently is close to softly, but it is about care, not only sound.
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The describing word is gentle; gently is the how word.
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