Softly

  • 1Softly — Soft ly, adv. In a soft manner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2softly — [adv] lightly agilely, airily, breezily, carelessly, daintily, delicately, faintly, gently, gingerly, gradually, nimbly, quietly, smoothly, tenderly; concepts 538,544,584 …

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  • 3Softly — Infobox Single Name = Softly Artist = Leah Dizon from Album = Destiny Line B side = Everything Anything, Without your Love (Normal Edition), Fever (Kylie Minogue cover song) (Limited Edition) Released = February 14, 2007 Format = CD single [… …

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  • 4softly — /ˈsɒftli/ (say softlee) adverb 1. in a soft manner. –phrase 2. softly softly, quietly and inconspicuously to achieve a goal. {Phrase Origin: from the catchphrase softly, softly catchee monkey, a mock pidgin saying of unknown origin} 3. tread… …

  • 5softly — see softly, softly, catchee monkey fair and softly goes far in a day speak softly and carry a big stick …

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  • 6softly — adv. Softly is used with these adjectives: ↑golden, ↑rounded Softly is used with these verbs: ↑add, ↑answer, ↑ask, ↑blow, ↑breathe, ↑brush, ↑call, ↑caress, ↑chuckle, ↑ …

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  • 7softly — adv. in a soft, gentle, or quiet manner. Phrases and idioms: softly softly (of an approach or strategy) cautious; discreet and cunning …

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  • 8softly — soft ► ADJECTIVE 1) easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold. 2) not rough or coarse in texture. 3) quiet and gentle. 4) (of light or colour) pleasingly subtle; not harsh. 5) sympathetic or lenient, especially excessively so. 6) informal (of a job… …

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  • 9Softly, Softly — may refer to:* Softly, Softly (TV series), a 1966 ndash;1969 British police drama series ** , a 1969 ndash;1976 revamped version of the series * Softly, Softly (song), a popular song * Softly softly, another name for a potto, a West African… …

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  • 10softly-softly — adj BrE softly softly approach a way of dealing with something or someone which involves being very patient and careful ▪ We need to adopt a softly softly approach with Mike …

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