Gen·tly adv. In a gentle manner.
     My mistress gently chides the fault I made.   --Dryden.
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  gently
       adv 1: in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain"
       2: in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"
          [syn: mildly]
       3: with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the
          forehead" [syn: lightly, softly]