"gentilly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more gentilly [comparative], most gentilly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English gentilly, equivalent to gentle + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gentilly}} Middle English gentilly, {{af|en|gentle|-ly|id2=adverbial}} gentle + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} gentilly (comparative more gentilly, superlative most gentilly)
  1. (Early Modern) Obsolete spelling of gently Tags: Early, Modern, alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: gently
    Sense id: en-gentilly-en-adv-GSZ2FNPQ Categories (other): Early Modern English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 16 46 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ly: 40 17 43

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