tenderly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɛn.də.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɛn.dɚ.li/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English tender Middle English -ly English -ly English tenderly From tender + -ly.
Meanings
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In a tender manner; gently; sweetly.
After a moment of comfortable silence, with Ben tenderly rubbing his thumb gently over the back of her hand, he asked, “So what do you want to do now that you’re all stuffed full of waffley goodness?”
2013, Victoria J. Hyla, Running in the Mists (Hearts Drawn Wyld Trilogy; 2), Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 300:and the hour striking at which I was oblig'd to dispatch my young man, I tenderly advised him of the necessity there was for parting
1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:Outside is getting colder Why does it feel like I'm older than I asked to be? But when you say my name It all falls away so tenderly
2019, “Sinking”, performed by Clairo:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more tenderly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most tenderly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (17)
fro tendrement (in a tender manner) · pl czule (in a tender manner) · pt tenramente (in a tender manner) · fi hellästi (in a tender manner) · sv ömt (in a tender manner) · ru не́жно (in a tender manner) · nrf tendrément (in a tender manner) · fr tendrement (in a tender manner) · sq ëmblas (in a tender manner) · ru мя́гко (in a tender manner) · eo tenere (in a tender manner) · gl tenramente (in a tender manner) · it teneramente (in a tender manner) · bg нежно (in a tender manner) · ca tendrament (in a tender manner) · pdt behutsom (in a tender manner) · es tiernamente (in a tender manner)