'Gently' definitions:
Definition of 'gently'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Gently'
From: GCIDE
- Gently \Gen"tly\, adv. In a gentle manner. [1913 Webster]
- My mistress gently chides the fault I made. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gently'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a la sourdine,
- cautiously,
- circumspectly,
- compliantly,
- crawlingly,
- creepingly,
- deliberately,
- delicately,
- dilatorily,
- dimly,
- easily,
- faintly,
- falteringly,
- feebly,
- haltingly,
- hushedly,
- idly,
- in low gear,
- in march time,
- in slow motion,
- in slow tempo,
- indolently,
- languidly,
- languorously,
- leisurely,
- like a lamb,
- limpingly,
- lingeringly,
- loiteringly,
- low,
- meekly,
- mildly,
- moderately,
- pacifically,
- peaceably,
- pianissimo,
- piano,
- pokily,
- pokingly,
- quietly,
- relaxedly,
- reluctantly,
- slow,
- slowly,
- sluggishly,
- softly,
- sordamente,
- sordo,
- subduedly,
- submissively,
- tamely,
- tarryingly,
- tenderly,
- tentatively,
- under easy sail,
- unhurriedly,
- weakly,
- with agonizing slowness,
- with deliberation