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gently

English

Etymology

From Middle English gentilly, gentlych, gentilliche, equivalent to gentle +? -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d??ntli/
  • Hyphenation: gen?tly

Adverb

gently (comparative gentlier or more gently, superlative gentliest or most gently)

  1. in a gentle manner

Antonyms

  • roughly

Translations

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faintly

English

Etymology

From Middle English feintli, feintliche, equivalent to faint +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fe?ntli/

Adverb

faintly

  1. In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.
    • So this was my future home, I thought! [] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.

Translations

Anagrams

  • antifly

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