English-Thai Dictionary

softly

ADV อย่าง เบาๆ  อย่าง ค่อยๆ  อย่าง นุ่มนวล  อย่าง อ่อนโยน  lightly mildly yang-bao-bao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOFTLY

adv. 1. Without hardness.
2. Not with force or violence; gently; as, be softly pressed my hand.
3. Not loudly; without noise; as, speak softly; walk softly. In this dark silence softly leave the town.
4. Gently; placidly. She softly lays him on a flowery bed.
5. Mildly; tenderly. The king must die; though pity softly pleads within my soul.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOFTLY

SOFTLY Soft "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a soft manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

softly

soft ly |ˈsôf (t )lē ˈsɔf (t )li | ▶adverb in a quiet voice or manner: “Can't you sleep? ” she asked softly | the door opened softly. • with a gentle or slow movement: he touched her cheek softly. • in a pleasantly subdued manner: the room was softly lit by a lamp.

 

softly-softly

softly-softly ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Brit. cautious and patient: he urged the president to use a softly-softly approach to the crisis.

 

Oxford Dictionary

softly

soft ly |ˈsôf (t )lē ˈsɔf (t )li | ▶adverb in a quiet voice or manner: “Can't you sleep? ” she asked softly | the door opened softly. • with a gentle or slow movement: he touched her cheek softly. • in a pleasantly subdued manner: the room was softly lit by a lamp.

 

softly-softly

softly-softly ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Brit. cautious and patient: he urged the president to use a softly-softly approach to the crisis.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

softly-softly

softly-softly adjective informal we tried a softly-softly approach originally because we didn't want to push them too hard: cautious, circumspect, discreet, gentle, gradual, calm, restrained, patient, tactful, diplomatic. ANTONYMS clumsy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

softly

soft ly /sɔ́ːftli |sɔ́ft -/→soft 副詞 1 柔らかく ; 静かに 〈言う 話すなど 〉▸ speak softly 穏やかに話す .2 優しく ; 穏やかに 〈ふるまうなど 〉.

 

softly-softly

s ò ftly-s ó ftly 形容詞 ｟英 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗細心の注意を払った 〈手法など 〉.