gently
adverb
in a kind and amiable manner.
ungently
Example Sentences
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The Hound pulled her to her feet, not ungently.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
“There!” he said, roughly and yet not ungently.
From The Heart of Thunder Mountain by Anton Otto Fischer
Papa now said ungently and impatiently, yet as though he were restraining himself, "Well, we must get her home at once, where we can take care of her!"
From Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield
In everything my Lord behaved ungently, How can I speak of it amongst my friends?
From Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna by Vidy?pati Th?kura
Remorse stirred his boots more ungently than before.
From The Magic City by H. R. (Harold Robert) Millar
