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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial softly has 4 senses
- softly(r = adv.all) quietly - with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly" Antonym: loudly
- softly(r = adv.all) Array - in a manner that is pleasing to the senses; "she smiled softly"
- softly(r = adv.all) gently, lightly - with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
- softly(r = adv.all) piano - used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly; Array
OXFORD DICTIONARY
softly, adv. in a soft, gentle, or quiet manner.
Idiom
softly softly (of an approach or strategy) cautious; discreet and cunning.
THESAURUS
softly
a la sourdine, compliantly, delicately, dimly, easily, faintly, feebly, gently, hushedly, low, pianissimo, piano, sordamente, sordo, subduedly, submissively, tenderly, weakly
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