Associations to the word «Gently»
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Wiktionary
GENTLY, adverb. In a gentle manner
Dictionary definition
GENTLY, adverb. In a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain".
GENTLY, adverb. In a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal".
GENTLY, adverb. With little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.