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softly, softly

softly, softly is the alternative spelling of softly softly.

Meaning of softly softly

Adjective

softly softly (not comparable)

  1. (UK, often hyphenated) Discreet, low-key, careful.
    • 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

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What is softly, softly the alternative spelling of?
Softly, softly is the alternative spelling of softly softly.

Words near softly, softly in the dictionary

  1. softlocked
  2. softlocking
  3. softlocks
  4. softly
  5. softly softly
  6. softly, softly
  7. softly, softly caught the monkey
  8. softly, softly, catchee monkey
  9. softly-softlies
  10. softly-softly
  11. softmask

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