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Meaning of softly

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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: {softly}, {quietly}] [ant: {aloud}, {loud},
             {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}, {softly}, {gently}]
      4: used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
         [syn: {piano}, {softly}] [ant: {forte}, {loudly}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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