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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. Examples:
    1. “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:
    1. “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
gentlemanly
gentlesome
  1. Marked by gentleness; mild; tender
gentlemanish
  1. Displaying the qualities of a gentleman.
gentlemanlike
  1. Like a gentleman; courteous.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “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. Examples:
    1. “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. Examples:
    1. “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
gentling
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