Softly

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Softly \Soft"ly\, adv.
     In a soft manner.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  softly
       adv 1: with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she
              spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing
              softly" [syn: {quietly}] [ant: {loudly}]
       2: in a manner that is pleasing to the senses; "she smiled
          softly"
       3: with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the
          forehead" [syn: {lightly}, {gently}]
       4: used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
          [syn: {piano}] [ant: {forte}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "softly":
     a la sourdine, compliantly, delicately, dimly, easily, faintly,
     feebly, gently, hushedly, low, pianissimo, piano, sordamente,
     sordo, subduedly, submissively, tenderly, weakly