Gently and Slow

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Gently adverb - In a gentle manner.

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Slow and gently are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Slow" with "Gently", this adverbs are similar.

Nearby Words: gentle, gentling, gentility, gentled

Slow adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

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Gently and slow are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Gently" with "Slow", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Words: slowness, slowed, slowly, slowing, slowdown

Rocky from Kirby Super Star is a lazy, overweight, slow loser who gently walks wherever he's needed, while screaming up ladders at fast speeds.

Source: Alternate Character Interpretation / Game Grumps
Pinkie, who still wants to jump and splash around, compromises by doing a huge cannonball - only to slow herself down in midair just as she reaches the water, and gently float the rest of the way down.

Source: Beyond The Impossible / Western Animation
It's been noticed that the normally intelligent and perceptive Sam has been remarkably slow on the uptake as to how the MOC/First Blade are affecting his brother through Season 9, mostly just glancing worriedly at Dean and gently broaching the topic on a few occasions.

Source: Oblivious Younger Sibling

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