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softly_softly
softly softly
See also: softly, softly and softly-softly
English
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Adjective
softly softly (not comparable)
- (Britain, idiomatic, 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.
- 2003, Annette Jünemann, Euro-Mediterranean relations after September 11, ISBN 9780714655123:
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Adverb
softly softly (not comparable)
- (Britain, idiomatic) 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.
- 2006, "Royal heads Betfred field," RTE Sport (Ireland) 28 Apr. (retrieved 22 June 2009):
Synonyms
Translations
in a very tactful, careful manner
References
- "softly softly" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.