softly
How many syllables in softly?
There are 2 syllables in the word softly.How to pronounce softly:
Synonyms for softly:
cnidoscolus urens
delicately
devil nettle
faintly
feebly
gently
genus cnidoscolus
gingerly
herb
herbaceous plant
in a whisper
jatropha stimulosus
jatropha urens
lightly
low
noiselessly
pica-pica
quietly
silently
slightly
spurge nettle
weakly
Antonyms for softly:
audibly
barbarously
bluntly
boorishly
brazenly
brightly
brutally
coarsely
contemptuously
crassly
crudely
curtly
discourteously
disrespectfully
firmly
gratingly
grimly
harshly
imprudently
insolently
loudly
powerfully
roughly
rudely
ungraciously
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