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tenderly
[ ten-der-lee ]
adverb
- in a soft and gentle way:
He took time to polish his new leather shoes tenderly with his handkerchief.
The wind we hated so much while climbing is now tenderly drying the sweat from our brows.
- in an affectionate, loving, or kindhearted way:
He looked down tenderly at his baby daughter.
- sensitively or carefully, as to avoid pain:
Moving tenderly, she attempted to raise herself from the floor where she had fallen.
Other Words From
- un·ten·der·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of tenderly1
Example Sentences
The dynamic between them, on stage and off, is tenderly supportive.
This can be a lonely desire because so many people in my life have economically and emotionally stable families, so I hold this space tenderly.
She moves on, tenderly tracing her fingers across the textures of her paintings as if they were still-healing scars.
So much of this psychologically complex movie’s artistry is wonderfully assured, from cinematographer Wilson Cameron’s textured intimacy with nature and faces, to the tenderly applied, deceptively varied music.
A year ago he was still in the summery afterglow of the Coronation, in which the Prince of Wales had played a central role, rather tenderly supporting his father the King.
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