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.
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. 2005