softly
soft
ˈsɔf
sawf
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/sˈɒftli/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "softly"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āύāϰāĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇

in a careful and gentle manner
softly definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He apologized softly for the misunderstanding, not wanting to cause any distress.
āϏ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻŦ⧁āĻāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāϰāĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āϚāĻžāχāϞ, āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĻ⧁āσāĻ– āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĨ¤
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āύāϰāĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in a way that applies little weight, pressure, or force
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He softly laid the baby down in the crib.
āϏ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĻā§‹āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻļ⧁āχāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāϰāĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ⧇

in a quiet and gentle voice or sound
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rain tapped softly against the window, creating a calm ambiance.
āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇ āφāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇ āĻŸā§‹āĻ•āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāϰāĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

(music) with a smooth, subdued, and gentle sound
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The violin softly joined the melody after the flute.
āĻŦāĻžāρāĻļāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻšāĻžāϞāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āϰ⧇ āύāϰāĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāϰāĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϕ⧋āĻŽāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in a muted or gentle way, especially of light or color
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her dress shimmered softly under the moonlight.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāϞ⧋āϝāĻŧ āύāϰāĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāϞāĻŽāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāϰāĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇

with smooth, gradual movement or change
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her hair softly flowed over her shoulders.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϚ⧁āϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāρāϧ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āύāϰāĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

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