different between gently vs politely

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

gently From the web:

  • what gently palpate a foot mean
  • what gentle mean
  • what gentlemen do
  • what gentleman means
  • what loneliness means
  • what gentle form of affection are you
  • what gently rocks
  • what gentle


politely

English

Etymology

polite +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p??la?tli/
  • Hyphenation: po?lite?ly

Adverb

politely (comparative more politely, superlative most politely)

  1. in a polite manner

Translations

politely From the web:

  • what polite
  • what polite means
  • what polite expression
  • what's politely in french
  • what does polite mean
  • politely what is meaning in hindi
  • what is politely in tagalog
  • what does politely decline mean
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