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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (3)

1. in a gradual manner;
- Example: "a gently sloping terrain"

2. in a gentle manner;
- Example: "he talked gently to the injured animal"
[syn: gently, mildly]

3. with little weight or force;
- Example: "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
[syn: lightly, softly, gently]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gently \Gen"tly\, adv.
   In a gentle manner.
   [1913 Webster]

         My mistress gently chides the fault I made. --Dryden.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gently
    adv 1: in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain"
    2: in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"
       [syn: gently, mildly]
    3: with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the
       forehead" [syn: lightly, softly, gently]