softly-softly
adjective /ˌsɒftli ˈsɒftli/
/ˌsɔːftli ˈsɔːftli/
(British English, informal)- (of a way of doing something) careful and patient, with no sudden actions
- The police used a softly-softly approach with him.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySoftly-softly is used with these nouns:- tactic