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[ sawft-lee, soft‐ ] / sɔft li, sɒft‐ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR softly ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbin a low pitch or volume; quietly: We spoke softly so as not to wake the baby.Jazz was playing softly in the background. Music. with a smoothly subdued and gentle sound: In this passage, the horns exit softly as the violins become more vibrant. in a way that is neither harsh nor glaring to the eye: The room was softly lit with a dimmed chandelier and six flickering candles. in a gentle, warm-hearted, or compassionate manner; tenderly; sympathetically: She softly embraced her son and reassured him of her love. Origin of softlyFirst recorded in 1200–50; soft + -ly Words nearby softlysoft landing, soft launch, soft lens, soft line, soft loan, softly, softly-softly, soft money, softness, soft on, soft option Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for softly“J.W. heard Hayden say softly, ‘You smell good,’” the papers report. Rape, Lies & Videotape in Ferguson|Michael Daly|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Kimberlin, who looks and softly speaks like a miniaturized clone of David Strathairn, could not lay a glove on his tormenter. The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read|David Weigel|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Boom,” my boyfriend whispered to me softly when he noticed me looking out the window. How I Got Used to Gaza Rockets|Miranda Frum|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Silently, he moves to grab a kombo (a whisk broom instrument)—then, softly, he taps her shoulders and head. Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And in the great new family, The family of the free, With softly spoken, kindly word Remember also me. Ukrainians in U.S. Warn: ‘Mr. Putin, Heroes Do Not Die’|Michael Daly|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST But now, softly whispering through ten thousand leaves, how gently the whole tree yields to the impression! The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844|Various Next came Silvio, in a softly upholstered cart drawn by two Peschiera boys. The two weeks on the ocean came and went as softly as flowers unfold and disappear. The Harris-Ingram Experiment|Charles E. Bolton Trembling with excitement, I softly opened the gate and entered the grounds. That Affair at Elizabeth|Burton E. Stevenson “That seemed just right,” said Robinette softly as she came out into the sunshine again, a few minutes later. Robinetta|Kate Douglas Wiggin
Words related to softlyquietly, delicately, smoothly, gently, gingerly, tenderly, faintly, carelessly, gradually, nimbly, agilely, airily, breezily, daintily |