softly
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softly
- /ˈsɔftli/ US
- /ˈsɑftli/ cot caught merger
- /ˈsɒftli/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English softely, softeliche, equivalent to soft + -ly.
adverb softlier · more softly · softliest · most softly
- In a soft manner; gently. The masseuse was rubbing my back too softly for my liking, so I asked her to go harder.
- Not loudly; nearly inaudibly. whisper softly in someone's ear
- With subdued color; faded or misty with distance. And they sat very still, the two of them, and looked out over that great, beautiful desert—away to the home mesa that they could see, softly blue, in the distance.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gently, lightly, quietly, piano, easy, shallowly, mildly, relax, hush, slowly, tenderly, slow, steady, quiet, cautiously, gentle
Translations
Every language
adv softly, gently
| Español | suavemente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부드럽게 budeureopge |
| Português | suavemente |
| Français | doucement |
| Deutsch | sachte |
| Italiano | delicatamente |
| Русский | мя́гко mjáxko |
adv not loudly, inaudible
| Español | inaudiblemente, silenciosamente |
|---|---|
| Português | suavemente |
| Deutsch | leise |
| Italiano | sottovoce |
| Русский | ти́хо tíxo |
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