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What is the adjective for gently?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb gentle which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

gentle
  1. Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
  2. Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
  3. Docile and easily managed.
  4. Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
  5. Polite and respectful rather than rude.
  6. (archaic) Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. kind, sympathetic, compassionate, kindly, tender, benevolent, caring, considerate, friendly, soft, amiable, humane, gracious, genial, benign, affable, merciful, understanding, pleasant, lenient, loving, obliging, forgiving, agreeable, amicable, peaceful, softhearted, congenial, kindhearted, forbearing, easygoing, warmhearted, sociable, mellow, tenderhearted, peaceable, placid, pacific, meek, humble, decent, unassuming, quiet, goodhearted, harmless, maternal, lovable, cheerful, moderate, modest … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “He was a gentle man who would not hurt a fly.”
      “She heard his gentle and comforting voice call out to her.”
      “A little while later, there was a gentle knock on the door.”
gent
  1. (obsolete) Noble; well-bred, courteous; graceful.
  2. (obsolete) neat; pretty; elegant
gentlewomanly
  1. Having the manners or behavior of a gentlewoman; having social graces; polite.
  2. Examples:
      3. “But the system itself was open to abuse, you know, the self-certification system relying on gentlemanly or gentlewomanly behaviour is no longer appropriate.”
gents
  1. Men's: intended for use by men.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. men's, gentlemen's, gents'
gentlemanly
  1. Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. polite, courteous, gracious, refined, civil, polished, urbane, cultivated, mannerly, courtly, genteel, civilised, civilized, cultured, chivalrous, gallant, suave, considerate, respectful, obliging, honourable, gentle, noble, thoughtful, honorable, attentive, correct, accommodating, gentlemanlike, reputable, well-bred, well-mannered, well mannered, well bred, well behaved, ladylike, decorous, sophisticated, decent, affable, charming, debonair, genial, well-behaved, dignified, elegant, couth, smooth, cordial, tactful … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He displayed gentlemanly behavior by holding the door open for his date and pulling out her chair at the restaurant.”
gentlesome
  1. Marked by gentleness; mild; tender
gentlemanish
  1. Displaying the qualities of a gentleman.
gentlemanlike
  1. Like a gentleman; courteous.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. gentlemanly, polite, courteous, gracious, refined, civil, polished, urbane, cultivated, mannerly, courtly, genteel, civilised, civilized, cultured, chivalrous, gallant, suave, considerate, respectful, obliging, honourable, gentle, noble, thoughtful, honorable, attentive, correct, accommodating, reputable, well-bred, well-mannered, well mannered, well bred, well behaved, chivalric, fair, just, virtuous, knightly, beneficent, stately, high-minded, big-hearted, noble-minded, protective, magnanimous, greathearted, benevolent, ladylike … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Mr Copeland, in his gentlemanlike way, completely lacerated the Government's position.”
      “For all his mild and gentlemanlike manner he was also tough and uncompromising, a Jesuitical loner in a companionable game.”
      “There he is at Broadstone, as gentlemanlike a youth as I would wish to see.”
gentler
  1. comparative form of gentle: more gentle
  2. Synonyms:
      3. kinder, kindlier, tenderer, friendlier, softer, humaner, benigner, pleasanter, lovinger, peacefuller, mellower, placider, meeker, humbler, quieter, blander, cooler, shier, more sympathetic, more compassionate, more benevolent, more caring, more considerate, more amiable, more gracious, more genial, more affable, more merciful, more understanding, more lenient, more obliging, more forgiving, more agreeable, more amicable, more softhearted, more congenial, more kindhearted, more forbearing, more easygoing, more sociable, more tenderhearted, more peaceable, more pacific, more decent, more unassuming, more goodhearted, more harmless, more maternal, more lovable, more cheerful … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The standard remedy is an alternative to the ordinary binary numbers called a Gray code, which replaces the cliffs with gentler slopes.”
      “There are also gentler rides, including the original ghost train and a tunnel of love.”
      “Up there it's so quiet, and somehow even the wind was gentler now that it wasn't being funnelled down a narrow valley.”
gentlest
  1. superlative form of gentle: most gentle
  2. Synonyms:
      3. kindest, kindliest, tenderest, friendliest, softest, humanest, benignest, pleasantest, lovingest, peacefullest, mellowest, placidest, meekest, humblest, quietest, blandest, coolest, shiest, most sympathetic, most compassionate, most benevolent, most caring, most considerate, most amiable, most gracious, most genial, most affable, most merciful, most understanding, most lenient, most obliging, most forgiving, most agreeable, most amicable, most softhearted, most congenial, most kindhearted, most forbearing, most easygoing, most sociable, most tenderhearted, most peaceable, most pacific, most decent, most unassuming, most goodhearted, most harmless, most maternal, most lovable, most cheerful … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Used with either a French link or jointed bradoon, this is considered to be the gentlest of curb bits.”
      “He was always careful not to touch her, except for his brush, and then with just the gentlest of strokes.”
      “The meat itself is tender, even more so than a fine fillet steak, and requires the gentlest of handling and cooking.”
gentled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of gentle
  2. Synonyms:
      3. softened, diminished, abated, mellowed, lessened, mitigated, buffered, cushioned, dampened, eased, soothed, toned down, allayed, lightened, obtunded, subdued, tempered, gruntled, lenified, patted, petted, caressed, fondled, stroked, comforted, rubbed, tickled, assuaged, appeased, mollified, pacified, placated, calmed, lulled, conciliated, cooled, disarmed, palliated, propitiated, took the edge off, taken the edge off, took the sting out, taken the sting out, ennobled, entitled, lorded … more
gentling
  1. present participle of gentle
  2. Synonyms:
      3. softening, diminishing, abating, mellowing, lessening, mitigating, buffering, cushioning, dampening, easing, soothing, toning down, allaying, lightening, obtunding, subduing, tempering, gruntling, lenifying, patting, petting, caressing, fondling, stroking, comforting, rubbing, tickling, assuaging, appeasing, mollifying, pacifying, placating, calming, lulling, conciliating, cooling, disarming, palliating, propitiating, taking the edge off, taking the sting out, ennobling, entitling, lording … more
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