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GENTLY

\d͡ʒˈɛntli], \d‍ʒˈɛntli], \dʒ_ˈɛ_n_t_l_i]\

Definitions of GENTLY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Kindly; mildly; softly; slowly.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Softly; tenderly.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

adv. Meekly; mildly; tenderly;â€”softly; slowly;â€”without roughness or violence.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Softly, meekly, tenderly; softly, without violence.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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