softly-softly



softly-softly

adjective Cautious, tentative, gradual and careful, especially to an overbearing degree. (Also written "softly, softly.") I just wish his parents weren't so softly-softly with him all the time. The kid needs to learn how to be a bit more brazen and independent! I think we should take things a bit softly, softly at this stage in development.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lorita-Italian
Cynebald-Anglo-Saxon
CristÓVÃO-Portuguese
Beatrizbe-ah-TREETH (Spanish), be-ah-TREES (Latin American Spanish), be-a-TREES (Portuguese), be-a-TREESH (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Dexter['dekstə]
Neva-English