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softlier

softlier is the comparative form of softly.

Meaning of softly

Adverb

softly (comparative softlier or more softly, superlative softliest or most softly)

  1. In a soft manner; gently.
    • The masseuse was rubbing my back too softly for my liking, so I asked her to go harder.
  2. Not loudly; nearly inaudibly.
    • whisper softly in someone's ear
  3. With subdued color; faded or misty with distance.
    • And they sat very still, the two of them, and looked out over that great, beautiful desert—away to the home mesa that they could see, softly blue, in the distance.1928, Grace Moon, “VII. The Tale of the Sacred Eagle”, in The Runaway Papoose

Questions about softlier

What is softlier the comparative form of?
Softlier is the comparative form of softly.

Words near softlier in the dictionary

  1. softkey
  2. softkeys
  3. softkill
  4. softleaf
  5. Softley
  6. softlier
  7. softliest
  8. softlifting
  9. softline
  10. softlines
  11. softling

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