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softly
[sawft-lee, soft‐]
adverb
in a low pitch or volume; quietly.
We spoke softly so as not to wake the baby.
Jazz was playing softly in the background.
Music.with a smoothly subdued and gentle sound.
In this passage, the horns exit softly as the violins become more vibrant.
in a way that is neither harsh nor glaring to the eye.
The room was softly lit with a dimmed chandelier and six flickering candles.
in a gentle, warm-hearted, or compassionate manner; tenderly; sympathetically.
She softly embraced her son and reassured him of her love.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of softly1
Example Sentences
She spoke softly but said she wanted “to be a voice for those who cannot speak.”
Workers don't like to wake up early to knead dough by hand, Mr Hur says softly.
It plays softly in the background, and then Bono sings it, solo, a cappella.
Sitting in a rehearsal room where actors are preparing for a musical that will tell his story, Cullen, 60, is fully clothed, softly spoken and sensitive.
One is that Trump has turned Theodore Roosevelt’s maxim to “speak softly and carry a big stick” on its head: He speaks loudly and carries barely any stick at all.
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