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softly, softly caught the monkey

softly, softly caught the monkey is the alternative 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 softly, softly caught the monkey

What is softly, softly caught the monkey the alternative form of?
Softly, softly caught the monkey is the alternative form of softly.

Words near softly, softly caught the monkey in the dictionary

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