Gently and Testily

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Gently adverb - In a gentle manner.

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Testily is an antonym for gently.

Nearby Words: gentle, gentling, gentility, gentled

Testily adverb - In a petulant manner.

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Gently is an antonym for testily in with anger topic.

Nearby Word: testy

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