Softly
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Soft; easy; gentle; slow.
In a soft manner.
Gently; slowly; calmly; quietly; hence, at an easy pace: as, to lay a thing down
softly.
Mildly; tenderly.
Slackly; carelessly.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adverb.
In a soft manner.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adverb.
In a
soft
manner;
gently
.
adverb.
Not
loudly
; nearly
inaudible
.
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adverb.
with low volume
adverb.
used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
adverb.
in a manner that is pleasing to the senses
adverb.
with little weight or force
Word Usage
"Finally he did, covering her body with his own, saying her name softly as he slipped inside her."
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
a la sourdine
compliantly
delicately
dimly
easily