different between smoothly vs gently

smoothly

English

Etymology

smooth +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?smu?ðli/
  • Hyphenation: smooth?ly

Adverb

smoothly (comparative smoothlier or more smoothly, superlative smoothliest or most smoothly)

  1. in a smooth manner

Translations

smoothly From the web:

  • what smoothly working gears do
  • smoothly meaning
  • smoothly meaning spanish
  • smoothly what does it mean
  • smooth part of speech
  • what is smoothly connected in music
  • what flows smoothly
  • what does smoothly marginated mean


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
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