Lexic.us

Definition of Gently

1. Adverb. In a gradual manner. "A gently sloping terrain"

2. Adverb. In a gentle manner. "He talked gently to the injured animal"

3. Adverb. With little weight or force. "She kissed him lightly on the forehead"

Definition of Gently

1. adv. In a gentle manner.

Definition of Gently

1. Adverb. in a gentle manner ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gently

1. gentle [adv] - See also: gentle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gently

gentleness gentlenesses gentlepeople gentleperson gentlepersons gentler gentles gentleship gentlesse gentlest

gentlewoman gentlewomanliness gentlewomanly gentlewomen gentling gently (current term) gentoo gentoo penguin gentoo penguins gentoos

gentrice gentrices gentries gentrification gentrifications gentrified gentrifier gentrifiers gentrifies gentrify

Literary usage of Gently

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1884)
"AT tho request of many readers who were interested in the paragraph in a recent Drawer respecting tho author of "Speak gently," we reprint the poem. ..."

2. Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life by George Eliot (1873)
"No—don't say that—your life need not be maimed," said Dorothea, gently. ... but she drew her head back and held his away gently, that she might go on ..."

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