tenderly

Adverb

Meaning

In a tender manner; with tenderness; mildly; gently; softly; in a manner not to injure or give pain; with pity or affection; kindly.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

carefully quietly lightly gently intimately kindly mildly passionately affectionately softly patiently sympathetically delicately ardently fondly
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Antonyms

hard roughly ill dramatically badly sharply
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Phrases with the word

look tenderly tenderly touch stroke tenderly speak tenderly tenderly holding

Anagrams

tendrely

Examples

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy. George Jean Nathan

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly. Amos Bronson Alcott

The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly. Henry David Thoreau

Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves. Marlene Dietrich

Love is like a baby: it needs to be treated tenderly. African Congo Proverb

Love is like a baby; it needs to be treated tenderly. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

tenderling tenderloin tenderloin steak tenderman tenderminded tendermindedly