Gently and Pretty

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Gently adverb - In a gentle manner.

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Pretty and gently are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretty" instead an adverb "Gently".

Nearby Words: gentle, gentling, gentility, gentled

Pretty adverb - To some degree or extent.

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Gently and pretty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gently" instead an adverb "Pretty".

Nearby Words: prettily, prettied, prettying

This started before Book Five, when all we knew about her was that she was a pretty and popular athlete who (gently) turned Harry down on his first attempt to ask her out.

Source: Die For Our Ship / Literature
He finally confesses it in the second season and Wendy reveals she already knew (as it was pretty damn obvious to everyone) and gently lets him down.

Source: Precocious Crush
It's pretty understated in her WWE career to date, but on one occasion she gently brushed Emma's face with the back of her hand with that look on her face.

Source: Wrestling / Kanako Urai

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