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Gently vs Softly - What's the difference?

gently | softly |

As adverbs the difference between gently and softly

is that gently is in a gentle manner while softly is in a soft manner; gently.

gently

English

Adverb

(en-adv)
  • in a gentle manner

    • Antonyms

    * roughly

    softly

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a soft manner; gently.
  • Not loudly; nearly inaudible.

    • Related terms

    * softly softly