Softly
Both words in one sentence
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He starts happily, then softly, then, when he realises something's wrong, imploringly, then he begs and finally breaks down completely.
Source: Please Wake Up - In Killing Them Softly, Mickey explains to Jackie that before coming to Boston, he killed someone from the wrong jurisdiction and, per the family's rules, he's only "allowed" to take on one of Jackie's two planned killings.
Source: Bothering by the Book
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Wrong and Softly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/softly/wrong
Softly & Wrong. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/softly/wrong>.
Wrong or Softly. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/softly/wrong.
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