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softly-softly
softly-softly adj gradual, cautious, and discreet Thesaurussoftly-softlyadjective cautious, careful, wary, guarded, tentative, prudent, judicious, circumspect, chary, belt-and-braces the government's softly-softly approach to prison reformTranslationssoftly-softly
softly-softlyadjective Cautious, tentative, gradual, and careful, especially to an overbearing degree. (Also written "softly, softly.") I just wish his parents weren't so softly-softly with him all the time. The kid needs to learn how to be a bit more brazen and independent! I think we should take things a bit softly, softly at this stage in development.EncyclopediaSeepottosoftly-softly
Synonyms for softly-softlyadj cautiousSynonyms- cautious
- careful
- wary
- guarded
- tentative
- prudent
- judicious
- circumspect
- chary
- belt-and-braces
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