Definition of tenderly in English:
tenderly
adverb ˈtɛnd(ə)liˈtɛndərli
1With gentleness, kindness, and affection.
he spoke tenderly of his parents
a tenderly funny and poignant love story
Example sentencesExamples
- The songs sound so tenderly personal at times, I experience guilt by listening.
- She answers yes, declares her love, and the two embrace tenderly.
- Tenderly, he lifted the drink to his son's dry lips.
- Her songs tenderly deal with love and loneliness.
- Othello comes, with a light, to the sleeping Desdemona and kisses her tenderly, though convinced of her guilt.
2In a way that is easy to cut or chew; softly.
a large piece of tenderly cooked meat
tenderly textured and tasty, Brazil nuts are a source of selenium
Example sentencesExamples
- I think I love it the most when it is tenderly cooked in a crock pot.
- The duck was a large piece of tenderly cooked meat, but the sauce really was not very nice.
- Such usual suspects as tuna and paler yellowtail were good, as was a tenderly cooked shrimp.
- The tenderly cooked potato is enrobed in crispy luminescent yellow dough.
- The lamb shank is served in a tenderly appealing stew.