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softliest

softliest is the superlative 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 softliest

What is softliest the superlative form of?
Softliest is the superlative form of softly.

Words near softliest in the dictionary

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

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