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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
gently
    adv 1: in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain"
    2: in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"
       [syn: gently, mildly]
    3: with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the
       forehead" [syn: lightly, softly, gently]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gently \Gen"tly\, adv.
   In a gentle manner.
   [1913 Webster]

         My mistress gently chides the fault I made. --Dryden.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Gently:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
a la sourdine, cautiously, circumspectly, compliantly, crawlingly, creepingly, deliberately, delicately, dilatorily, dimly, easily, faintly, falteringly, feebly, haltingly, hushedly, idly, in low gear, in march time, in slow motion, in slow tempo, indolently, languidly, languorously, leisurely, like a lamb, limpingly, lingeringly, loiteringly, low, meekly, mildly, moderately, pacifically, peaceably, pianissimo, piano, pokily, pokingly, quietly, relaxedly, reluctantly, slow, slowly, sluggishly, softly, sordamente, sordo, subduedly, submissively, tamely, tarryingly, tenderly, tentatively, under easy sail, unhurriedly, weakly, with agonizing slowness, with deliberation
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