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