softly

softly
adv.
Ar. and P. μᾰλᾰκῶς, Ar. and V. μαλθᾰκῶς ; see also delicately.
Quietly: P. and V. ἡσῠχῆ, ἡσύχως (rare P.); see gently.

SOFTLY

molliter (general term): leniter placide: clementer: pacate (gently mildly quietly).

softly:

I. Without hardness: mollĭter: to lie s., m. cubare, recubare, Cic.: Ov.

II. With mildness:

1. Lit.: lēnĭter, clēmenter.

2. Fig.: lēnĭter, clēmenter, mansuētē, mītĕ (esp. in comp. or sup.), mollĭter: v. GENTLY.

III. Calmly: lēnĭter, plācātē, plăcĭdē, sēdātē, tranquillē: v. CALMLY. Phr.: to speak s., submissa voce dicere, Cic.: cf. tenere dicere, Tac. Or. 26.

IV. Soothingly, with a winning air (esp. of music):

1. blandē: Cic.: Hor.

2. lēnĭter: s. smiling, l. arridens, Cic. Rep. 6, 12, fin.: v. SWEETLY.

V. Leisurely, carefully: lēnĭter, clēmenter, blandē: to walk s. through the sentinels of the watch, l. ire per excubias custodum sequi, Ov. Am. 1, 6, 7: cf. clementer, Pl. Merc. 5, 2, 111: to turn s. the creaking hinge, flectere cardinem moventem blande. Ps. Quint. Decl. 1. 13: v. CAUTIOUSLY, NOISELESSLY, SILENTLY.

ἠρέμα
stilly, quietly, gently, softly
ἡσυχῇ
stilly, quietly, softly, gently

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appearing fewer than 50 times

μαλακαίπους
soft-footed, treading softly
ἀκέων
softly, silently
ἀκήν
softly, silently
ἀκᾶ
softly, gently
ἀκᾷ
softly
ἁβροβάτης
softly
ἦκα
slightly, a little, softly, gently
ὑγροβατέω
move in the water, move softly, flowingly
ὑπηρέμα
softly, gently

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appearing fewer than 50 times

lene
softly, gently
leniter
softly, mildly, gently
molliter
softly, gently, agreeably
palpor
to stroke, touch softly, pat, caress
placide
softly, gently, quietly, calmly, peacefully, placidly
submisse
softly, gently, calmly, modestly