gently
//ˈd͡ʒɛntli//
Forms
- Comparative
- gentlier
- Superlative
- gentliest
Definitions
1.In a manner characterized by gentleness
- From Blackwater there is a more or less level run through gently rolling farmlands and downs to Merstone, with its island platform and passing loop.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3467
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Etymology
From Middle English gentilly, gentlych, gentilliche, equivalent to gentle + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.