softly softly
Adjective

softly softly (not comparable)

  1. (UK, often, hyphenated) Discreet, low-key, careful.
    • 2003, Annette Jünemann, Euro-Mediterranean relations after September 11, ISBN 9780714655123:
      Second, this lack of divergence is also the outcome of the EU's softly-softly approach to human rights and democracy in Morocco.
Synonyms Adverb

softly softly (not comparable)

  1. (UK) In a very tactful, careful, or nondisruptive manner.
    • 2006, "Royal heads Betfred field ↗," RTE Sport (Ireland) 28 Apr. (retrieved 22 June 2009):
      We couldn't get him back into training before Christmas time because he picked up an injury at the Cheltenham Festival last year and we had to go softly softly.
Synonyms Translations
  • Spanish: muy suavemente



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