Definition of "tenderly" []

• In a tender manner; gently; sweetly. (adverb)

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• "Ginny applied it to her skin tenderly, asking "Do you stay in touch with all those kids?""
• "Then Freleng kissed Hannah again tenderly with all the love he could imply in that simple gesture."
• "He said the name tenderly, with an inflection he had never used before."