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softly softly

adj

Etymology

Reduplication of softly. Likely an allusion to softly, softly, catchee monkey or a similar phrase.

Definitions

  1. Discreet, low-key, careful.

    • Second, this lack of divergence is also the outcome of the EU's softly-softly approach to human rights and democracy in Morocco.

  2. In a very tactful, careful, or nondisruptive manner.

    • We couldn't get him back into training before Christmas time because he picked up an injury at the Cheltenham Festival last year and we had to go softly softly.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA