SOFTLY-SOFTLY


Meaning of SOFTLY-SOFTLY in English

adjective

( BrE , informal ) ( of a way of doing sth ) careful and patient, with no sudden actions :

The police used a softly-softly approach with him.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.