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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Softly  \Soft"ly\,  adv 
  In  a  soft  manner. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  softly 
  adv  1:  with  low  volume;  "speak  softly  but  carry  a  big  stick";  "she 
  spoke  quietly  to  the  child";  "the  radio  was  playing 
  softly"  [syn:  {quietly}]  [ant:  {loudly}] 
  2:  in  a  manner  that  is  pleasing  to  the  senses  "she  smiled 
  softly" 
  3:  with  little  weight  or  force;  "she  kissed  him  lightly  on  the 
  forehead"  [syn:  {lightly},  {gently}] 
  4:  used  as  a  direction  in  music;  to  be  played  relatively  softly 
  [syn:  {piano}]  [ant:  {forte}] 




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