Gently

Meaning

Adv

●

In a

by gentleness

Without

or

:

, lightly.

In a

; to a

degree.

Quietly: without much

or motion.

●

From a

or

family.

●

In the

of one of

;

that

the

of the

:

, nobly.

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Origin

gently

English

-ly

English

-lice

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

-ly

Middle English (1100-1500)

gentle

English

gentil

Middle English (1100-1500)

gentil

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

gentilis

Latin

-ilis

Latin

gens

Latin

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