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tenderly

[ten-der-lee] / ˈtɛn dər li /
ADVERB
softly
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STRONGEST
carelessly uncarefully


ADVERB
lovingly
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Example Sentences

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At last, those feelings are tenderly communicated here.

From The Wall Street Journal

In September of that year, Wonder appeared on “Soul Train” and spoke tenderly about the singer before performing a medley of “Lovin’ You” and “Perfect Angel’s” title track, which he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

We’re introduced to him not as a thief, but as a doting father who wakes at the crack of dawn, tenderly lays his son in bed next to his sister, and heads off to work.

From Salon

But it’s what the film does with the handsome Kryptonian in the red boots that captures the viewer’s heart and holds it, tenderly, until the credits roll.

From Salon

They tenderly hold Gazala’s hands in a room that “smells like roses and orange peel.”

From Los Angeles Times