What does tenderly mean?
Tenderly means In a tender manner; gently; sweetly..
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/ˈtɛn.dɚ.li/ · adverb
In a tender manner; gently; sweetly..
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
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?”
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
Use tenderly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tenderly means In a tender manner; gently; sweetly..
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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
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