softly softly

softly softly
Discreet, low-key, careful.

Second, this lack of divergence is also the outcome of the EUs softly-softly approach to human rights and democracy in Morocco.

2. adverb
In a very tactful, careful, or nondisruptive manner.

We couldnt get him back into training before Christmas time because he picked up an injury at the Cheltenham Festival last year and we had to go softly softly.


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