softly

softly

English

Etymology

From Middle English softely, softeliche, equivalent to soft +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔftli/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑftli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɒftli/

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Adverb

softly (comparative softlier or more softly, superlative softliest or most softly)

1. In a soft manner; gently.
2. Not loudly; nearly inaudible.

Related terms

• softly softly

Translations

softly, gently

Belarusian: мя́кка (mjákka) Burmese: တိုးတိုး (tui:tui:) Catalan: suaument (ca) Dutch: zachtaardig (nl), zachtzinnig (nl) French: doucement (fr) Galician: suavemente (gl) Hungarian: lágyan (hu) Italian: delicatamente (it) Korean: 부드럽게 (budeureopge)

Latin: molliter Norman: mollement Polish: delikatnie (pl) Portuguese: suavemente (pt) Russian: мя́гко (ru) (mjáxko) Spanish: suavemente (es) Telugu: మెత్తగా (te) (mettagā) Ukrainian: м'я́ко (mʺjáko) West Frisian: súntsjes

not loudly, inaudible

Belarusian: ці́ха (cíxa) Danish: blidt Dutch: zacht (nl) Hungarian: halkan (hu) Italian: sottovoce (it)

Polish: cicho (pl) Portuguese: suavemente (pt) Russian: ти́хо (ru) (tíxo) Spanish: inaudiblemente, silenciosamente Ukrainian: ти́хо (týxo)