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for softly
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Softly \Soft"ly\, adv.
In a soft manner.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
softly
adv 1: with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick";
"she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing
softly" [syn: softly, quietly] [ant: aloud, loud,
loudly]
2: in a manner that is pleasing to the senses; "she smiled
softly"
3: with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the
forehead" [syn: lightly, softly, gently]
4: used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
[syn: piano, softly] [ant: forte, loudly]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "softly":
a la sourdine, compliantly, delicately, dimly, easily, faintly,
feebly, gently, hushedly, low, pianissimo, piano, sordamente,
sordo, subduedly, submissively, tenderly, weakly
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